2 lerroce Sondard, Wednesday, Aoril 12, 2000 Treaty negotiators back in action here TREATY TALKS between the Tsimshian end the federal and provincial governments are back in high gear next week. Three davs of talks are scheduled from April 15. =U are at the Kitselas Community Hall off Queens: way Dr. and are open to the public. | On the table this time will be fisheries, lands, iorestry and governance, according to Tsimshian | chief negotiator Gerald Wesley. It's the first. major session. here since ihe Tsim-- lands and resources surrounding Terrace: Under their proposal-the Kitselas 2nd Kitsumka- lum bands would get some degree of land-use: con- trol over their entire. traditional territory and out- + right ownership of-a smaller core ‘are. » : ‘The two bands’ combined traditional territory ex: tends north to almost Lava Lake; upstream on the Skeena 10 nearly the Seven Sisters, downstream to the Exchamsiks and Gitnadoix valleys, and ‘south zimost to Kitimat city: mits.” The federal and provincial governments haven't yel made a comprehensive counter-proposal on the issue of lands. shizn last July laid out their demand for control of | “nies know we . they. havea safety tips issued after recent rapes From front Tsimshian leery about industry-green dealing That su ogee on incenses Sterrim be- cause of the presumption thet only envir- onmentz! groups know whel’s best for the lend and us inhebitents. “They have less respect for us | would | venture inan many of ihe logging compa- nies,” Sterritt said. “The jogging compa- They" té amemoting io work with us. “These - other “people | seem to think. calling that places | higher: them above every body. alse,” he-said:™ When eco-campsigners