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“The history of land. claims-séttlement in B.C. has been’ long,.
| frustrating, and not exactly filled with good faith on the parts of either -
succeeding federal or provincial government. ot
“We have a debt to pay to our first citizens; we cannot redress the
_.8tlevances of the past, hut we can assure that the future is just, and is.
- ; @ credit to all Canadians. . sO _

“Tt appears to me that the only commitment the province has had in
this issue js a commitment to avoid entanglement in an issue which,
might cost them some money - and social justice bedamned.

“Asa member of the federal cabinet I should pro} not be talking,
about this right now, Butas the Member of Purlaurenttor Siveet am
very concerned that the province has reneged on a commitment to a
group of my constituents. And as-a Liberal I am. dedicated to the
honourable resolution of this long-standing grievance. And as a.
reaident of British Columbia I am simply ashamed of the actions of our -
provincial government. . ot

“And as a person who has beeti ven the to speak |
Canadians as a Privy Councillor, Heat we cant discuss B.C.

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fourteen years to get into Canada.”

_FROM A SPEECH BY IONA CAMPAGNOLD TO THE ANNUAL
__ "CONVENTION OF THE LIBERAL

PARTY IN B.C., NOVEMBER 12,

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Buccess in getting funds for projects

ery
. portant principle...that all Canadians,
‘0 matter wi

Tona lo discusses land claims at the: Nishga Tribal Council
Convention in Greenville April 24th. From right to left are Rev.. fan .
MacKenzie, Bill MacKay, Iona, James Goonell (President of the Nishga
Tribal Council) and Hubert Haldane.

‘SMALL TOWNS..BIG WINNERS .

_é Building a breakwater in Oona River

and sewer systems in Kincolith,
fAlyansh and Kitkatla t community .
in Queen Charlotte City and
Dease Lake, and television in Atlin and
Kitwancool, these villages have started |
to get the amenities most Canadians
take for granted. - . a
._ Whether it be Post Offices-in Port
‘Gements and Kitamaat Village, or
CNT telephone service along Highway
37, these projects have benefitted by
having an effective and knowledgeable
-advocate in Ottawa...a Member of
Parliament who knows and works for
Ranging from new federal schools very corner of our vast constituency

“The lady has a powerful argument going for her. She's tough, a hard
worker, anche close to sources of power. You can wither party

_ ‘On many issues, But you admire this woman's flinty dedication to her cause
as she sees it. Campagnolo is motivated by concerns beyond self preser-

- vation. She enjoys her work as a politician, and she’s a good at it. She'll be

tough to beat."
Northern Times - March 1979

won't make the national news, but

like this helps to establish a very im-
here they live, are and
must be treated as equals when it

One of the quiet success stories of the

t five years has been the many

ovements in facilities and services

for the amall and isolated communities
of Skeena.

Frenchy Lewis and Alan Hall (Presidenta of the North Coast and Terrace
’ District Councils) discuss the upgrading

of band administrative powers
during a 1978 moeting in Prince Rupert with Indian Affairs Minister Hugh
Faulkner. .

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KEEP A STRONG VOICE

WORKING FOR SKEENA