BB: The Terrace Standard F Wednesday, June 18, 2004. ;

itselas

IT’S A pretty. building. ona stunning site © “federal Indian: Affairs department:
steeped in. history. And the Kitselas -band’ S.:
new administrative building at the. band’ 'S Gi- vo
taus subdivision east of Terrace also boasts ane
innovative heating’ solution. =: an

“It's geothermal . heated,” “says” assistant’.
band. manager | Joe’ Bevan. It! ‘transfers: heat. - building, moved:in. earlier. this" “year.«.
from the. ground and into the, building and: gels :
cooled: that way: too.” ae

“It. was a bit. costly odo’ but. it pas for
self after five yeats,"" h Las

The. Kilselas’ ‘celebrated | the: “opening ‘of the.
new: administration: building: ala ceremony
May. 29. The-8, 500 square. foot. ‘building was a.
$1.2 million project; “About 80: per cent of the =
cost was shouldered y. Heilth: Canada and the.”

workshops and. treaty. negotiations. .

DAVID SEYMOUR accepts a carving ‘on behalf: of members of t the ‘Departinent
of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from counsellors Glen Bennett -[

and Ken McDames" at the ‘opening of the new Kitselas administrative building.

Treaty push won't include -
northwest native groups .

NORTHWEST. native groups “will. be on
» the sidelines: as: ‘the: province makes’ a: last principles, Plant: ‘said.
~. major push this year to :conclude.a final: -.
treaty ‘at at least‘one- of four fables. , cessively “optimistic ‘about: the abilily to
-The Lheidli. T’enneh néar.: Prince.
~ George, Sliammori north of-Powell River,
the. Maa-Nulth: ‘on thé’ west: ‘side: of Van-..
couver Island: and the: Tsawwassen: near
Vancouver. have’ all signed. agreements. i
; ‘principle: and : ‘are. in” talks. 10. sign fina
treaties.” Ps i
_ Attorney Generat ‘Geolf Plant, who. .
” toured the region’ “earlier this spring,-said -” has-split over: internal ‘differences.
he’ had hoped the’. Gitanyow -would haver:
also been within reach: of‘a- treaty. by low.»
But. efforts to reach an agreement-in_
principle: inthe ‘Gitxsan Millage | north of:
 Kitwanga broke down last year..."
The, Gitanyow talks foundefed .
challenge of, merging: a traditional hered

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Bands : sign. forest deals

‘that-would ‘allow the: _Gitanyow. to merge

Much. further away: vet from’ a treaty

ed. treaty” ‘flegotiations «. this .

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leaders or hereditary chiefs.-

operators: to” restore. ‘the ‘He’ said the: new owners
land base for future: gener: - gan’t_afford to, spend. the
ations. ~ needed moncy on silvicul-.-
“We won't: ‘see. “any ture.”and neither” can the
benefits from’ replanting in province. -.-. ws

_ my lifetime,” he! ‘said, So he said the plan i is ‘to
“But if we doit tight now,.’ approach the federal: goy-.”
hopefully .our grandchil-“- ernment. : for. ‘assistance, °
dren will see. a viable for. Tapping «green credits:
. est | economy." » through: the implementa-..:

could help.

Gitxsan: lands.

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band building |
reeted with a ceremony

‘It houses: primarily. health services offices -
and band administration - offices, Bevan. said; |
“The band’s resource and treaty. offices are’ -
still Iocated in. the ‘old-offices- on ‘Queénisway we,
‘Drive,-The 12 employees: ‘who. work i inthe’ new” >

. The® architecture’ includes: ‘wood: “beams and:

enough’ to" host” some: > conmaty meetings, a

“The: Gitaus: subdivision; just. past “Kleanza
Creck’ and: adjacent to ~the: historic Kitselas’
Canyon area, is ‘presently home to around 20:

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homes,
And despite. a history. of setilem
back’ as far as 11,000. years; the. site.is ‘about.
the-future as much as. the paste a.
_ Bevan. says. ‘ there’s- room, fora ‘maximum *.
capacity: “of 150. houses on: the: reserve - in the «J
7 future: ‘Work-will be: underway. this summer to |
‘build: another 12: ‘homes. theres he added, -
: The: houses. are being | built to meet. ‘demand 7

“trom, band, tnembers | now. living: off-reserve who a

ge. want to: ‘move back ie the reserve.: :

Je Me said the: Feserve’. would: have: likeiy :
” grown faster iF it wereni’ "t for. the sluggish area *
7 ‘economy, noting: aboriginal people have: also.
" been more: likely: to’ leave for, urban ‘areas. ‘in-
search of better - opportunites. oe

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“To be fair,” Plant: said; “We v were €x- >

bridge the gap on ‘the. issue of self-govern- |
mént <-tovtry, to create some: institution ©

“the: traditional. house ‘system into.a mod-
. ern: ‘responsible, accountable ‘vomprehen-

are the: ‘Tsimshian, whose . tribal council -

: The -head’ of the ‘tribal council éuspend- .

spring,
although ‘some bands: disputed. his. ability y

Part -of..the dispute . involves wihether
‘the. ‘Tsimshian: are: governed. by Slected

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