AIO - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 12, 2002 Nisga’a leader says talking is the way to resolve claims A NISGA’A LEADER has re-affirmed the need for nepotiations and co-opera- tion lo resolve outstanding land claims. Charles McKay, vice president of the Terrace Nisga’a Society, made the comments June 6 in Smi- thers to a national . Christian public policy or- ganization. - vo Citizens for Public Jus- tice (CPJ) has-been a con- sistent advocate for native rights. As vice president of the Terrace Nisga’a Society and a key member of the negotiating team that pul together the Nisga’a trea- ty, MacKay agreed with the CPJ’s call for a protest vote in the recent B.C. trealy referendum, He emphasized that re- spectful co-operation be- tween First Nations, B.C. and Canada is the only way lo resolve native land claims. “The most important thing that I want people to take away from this meet- ing is that the Nisga’a ac- complished what they did by silting down together and talking to each other as people,” said MacKay. He spoke highly of joint ventures underway be- tween Nisga’a and non- aboriginal interests which are fostering productive re- lationships. As an example, McKay used the planned Terrace Nisga’a Society commercial/apariment block complex here. MacKay characterized the society as a kind of embassy for the Nisga’a, in that it advances Nisga’a interests and promotes mu- tually beneficial relation- ships with the surrounding on-aboriginal community. ~ CPJ executive director Harry Kits expressed his organization’s position on B.C.’s treaty. referendum, the results: of-which™are expected by the end of July, “We have a problem with a majority voting on the rights of a minority,” he said. In Kits’ view, the refer- endum questions were in- appropriate because they solicit opinion on matters that fall outside of B.C.’s legal jurisdiction — parti- cularly the sixth question. “That question asked whether First Nations self- government should have the same status as local government,” said Kits. “But this and other re- ferendum issues have al- ready been described in scam warning issued SCAM ARTISTS fram Ni- geria have moved from faxes to email in an at- tempt to gain money from people. 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