' THE END Of the special assembly | is marked by government officials presenting the . talking stick to elder Jacob Nyce. That’s (I-r) New Aiyansh chief councillor Eva Clay- ton, council of elders chairperson Chester Moore, secretary-treasurer Ed Wright and Terrace Nisga’a Society president Fern Scodane. MANSELL _ GRIFFIN i is - adorned in ceremonial regalia in preparation for the closing ceremonies of the Nisga’s special assembly. 5 _ LIEUTENANT Governor lona Campagnolo addresses a gathering of people before.a sod turning ceremony for a proposed swimming pool.in Gitwinksihlkw. Campagnolo’s Nass Valley visit a homecoming | WHEN | LIEUTENANT. Governor - Iona Campagnolo ‘attended the Nisga’a Lisims Government’ S special assembly May 5 it was more than just a regal visit. on - The Lieutenant Governor’s roots 'in the region are. far - reaching and she told those: gathered at the closing ceremo- nies of the biennial assembly that returning to the Nass was - in many ways like returning home. ; ‘ Campagnolo, who was born and raised in Prince Rupert and later went on to represent the riding as a Member of Par- liament, recalled going to school and' working side by side many Nisga’a people at the now closed North Pacific Can- - nery. As she spoke to the gathering her love for the north and for the people of the Nass Valley was clearly genuine. - She recalled the struggles the Nisga’a faced in the years leading up to the signing of the Nisga’a treaty. She told sto- ° ries about visiting as an MP with the likes of Jean Chretien. And she recalled a snowy day in 1977 when the first totem pole in the Nass Valley was raised in more than 90 years. | “We were all warm in spite of the fact that it.was cold,” she said. “I’m here today to return the honour that you’ ve ' given me over my lifetime.” After the assembly closed Campagnolo was joined by two Nisga’ a youngsters in a sod turning ceremony for a proposed swimming pool to be built in Gitwinksihlkw- More than 4,000 people from throughout the province al at- tended the assembly. TORY NYCE clutches the handle of her shovel mo- ments before digging a hole with Lt. Governor lona Campagnolo at the May 5 swimming pool sod turning . Golden Hars Syndrome and, like you, she has had to visit the children’s hospital in Vancouver. ' The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 10, 2 606 As gepergepengmg megane cane serena .CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag - Not the: gospel truth | Dear Sir: We recently. had an announcement that, according to something called the Gospel of Judas (Iscariot, ‘the man ‘to betray him on the cross. - Gnostics weré*a"cult 1900 years ago that believed’ you: could separate the flesh from the spirit; and as long as you’ he died shortly after the Crucifixion. From the Gnostic point of view it would sound rea- sonable to assume.that Jesus would want' to get rid of the travails of the flesh (if he wasn’t by nature a carnal man, so that his spirit would be set free,to move on to a higher plane of existence. The Gnostic retread today is mostly a _New Age way of thinking about the Bible. = ; Gnosticism flourished in the-Egyptian city of Alexan- _dria, which was a melting pot of religious ideas that led to. many cults fusing any dog’s breakfast with sound doctrine to produce what scripture calls the “dog returned. to ‘its “own vomit”. In a world where doggie-do has become paramount, But to have, reports on this crap like it’s historic fact only, ‘leaves an unsuspecting Public baffled by. the babble- -On | that ensues. Dear Sir: ~ columnist Claudette Sandecki for her opinion that women who hitchhike do so because of their upbringing or events. from their past. _ 9 . As a friend. of ‘Tamara Chipman and of Lana Derrick, umn and was-not impressed. I have been trying to come up with a response but: I could not find the words and Megan Brown’ s letter said , everything I wanted to say. I will keep the victims of the Highway’ of Tears i in ny thoughts and Prayers. ' Tania Norman, Terrace, B.C. __Nisga’ a vision lacking , Dear Sir: , 2000, our people have struggled to:maintain their dignity ’ within our own nation. We’ ve adopted the old Department. . ~ of Indian Affairs (DIA) ways and brought it right into our Since the treaty, whether you are a registered Nisga’ a several occasions when it comes to job hunting. Jobs are scarce in our, valley, andi when it comes to opportunity, | our own people: are left’ “outside the doors and the doors get closed. A qualified carpenter, one of the cases I know of, looks for a job in any of our communities whether it is Kinco- any upcoming jobs whether you are qualified or not. that and are proud of that fact but we do not act as a whole. DIA mentality kicks in and our village governments. use ! _dhat mentality. They say if you’re not registered with our they arrive. - . They will bring i in. outside qualified worker: and say _ doors on our own people it is'a very: sorry. case. _ out the door once we signed the treaty papers, Do laws of. - governments to treat their: people i in this fashion? . : ‘on ourselves — after all we are the Nisga’ a Nation. .We are ‘future from the. village and Lisims governments?. on ‘Tina Bolton, Gitwinksihlkw, B. c. as ‘This is about, the st story on Karissa Hall, the 15-month - old child who has a facial tumour. It was Published April: : ‘What a sweetheart. My. prayers: will be with you, Ka- -tissa. I totally understand the need for a child to grow up with his/her self esteem intact. My child: was born with: The cruelest thing to happen to a. otild | ‘with facial ~ anonialies is to have all the self-proclaimed beauties of oe the world judge this. gift from God by his/her looks. . I say this because‘my child whom we nearly lost : sever- -_ ‘al times due.to apnea suffers when out shopping or: while 7 : doing | the things. kids her age like to do. ‘ : want to be her friend, or say ‘hi’ without the uncomfort- . able facial expressions: ‘.. and more importantly ourselves not: to be so. vindictive. This child did not ask to be born this way. It’s been. said ‘to me that God does not give a special child to just anyone. He gives them to special parents, who- -can properly nurture and love them. I want to leave you with that, Celina and Liam.. ; You sound like a wonderful and attentive set of par- ents. I wish you the best and God look over Karissa. * Valerie Doolan, Kincolith, B. C. About the Mail Bag oe ‘The Terrace Standard welcomes letters. Our address is 3210 Clinton St, Terrace, B.C. V8G 5R2. You can~ fax us at 250-638-8432 or e-mail us at newsroom@ terracestandard.com. No attachments, please. Name, cermony in Gitwinksihlkw. address and Phone number required for verification. keep the spiritual end up you could do in the flesh what- ° ever you wanted to. I doubt Judas was a Gnostic because . -~Brian Gress, Terrace, B. Cc. 7 _ or not, our people have had the doors closed on them‘on _ We are a nation. Our Lisims government brags about — - What happened to the Nisga’ a common bowl theory? 7 We negotiated the treaty under this theory and threw. it ‘general application apply to our nation? Is:it right ‘for. our” a Wouldn’t this treatment be deemed as discrimination ° all registered Nisga’a but each community holds the old - DIA formula for per capita purposes and our government. . a "has taken to this in a big way. Is this ‘the. vision for our: soe She gets stared’ at; pointed at, laughed at. ‘Adults: are. - just as guilty. We rarely come across a child who will just. - As parents, people should be teaching their children o ; who betrayed Christ), Jesus asked this “son of perdition” _ I think I hear the Gnostics gnashing their teeth. The o where bogus Da Vinci. codes steal their ideas from oth- oS er doggie-do, the Gospel of Judas shouldn’t surprise us. .° < Remembering the | missing — Thank you to Megan Brown for her letter criticizing ~ both of whom have disappeared, I read the Sandecki col- — Over the ‘eats, sitice the Nisga’ a Treaty, Was signed i in , i -treaty..Let me give you:an example of what our struggles aan 7 have been when it comes to jobs here in our valley. *- oo lith, Greenville, Gitwinksihlkw, or New Aiyansh. If you ~ a are not registered from that village you’re not entitled for band you’ re not entitled to any opportunities Gobs) when < . they are qualified but do not take heed to: the same quali- " oe ‘fications held by.our.own: people. We are so busy closing _ God's looking over Karissa | _ Dear Sir: