A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 28, 1994 Politicians Spar over land claim wafiling MIKE SCOTT should put up or shut up, says Skeena MLA Hel- mut Giesbrecht. Giesbrecht has accused Skeena’s Reform MP of being negative and challenged Scott to tell constituents what he thinks a fair land claims setilement should be, “He hasn’t offered anything in the way of specifics in terms of any of the issues he’s been talk- ing about,”’ Giesbrecht said. “He hasn't even talked specifics about his referendum obsession.”’ He pointed to Scott’s contention that recent land claims settle- ments in the Northwest Terri- tories and Yukon have been too generous, and that negotiations here need to be more open. ‘Just being opposed isn’t good enough when you are dealing with a complicated issue,’ he said, ‘‘Jt is a Iuxury that can be enjoyed by any opposition but it is not consiructive in debate,” Asked if he, too, would provide his vision of a final settlement here, Giesbrecht said: T’ve been doing that all along. And besides, I’m not critical in terms of the present process. He is, so it’s up to him to offer some alternatives.’? Scott says he feels his first duty as anew MP was to talk to peopie and try to determine what the views of the conslituents are. ‘7 thought it was very impor- tant first and foremost to go out and talk to the people and listen to what they thought about land claims.” Scott says his town hall forums were designed to try and ‘‘spark public debate”? and to increase awareness of people by providing as much information as he could, “Which Mr. Giesbrecht’s government hasn't been prepared to do up until now.” Scott says he’s now starting to get a feel for the common themes that are emerging from the con- versations and Ictters from con- jtituents. “You get a large number of viewpoints and suggestions but you pretty soon start to see com- mon threads coming through.’’ The Standard has challenged both Scott and Giesbrecht to prepare their personal visions of what a Nisga’a settlement should consist of. Scott has agreed, however, Giesbrecht has declined. . “For me to make a unilateral pronouncement as to whal a fair and just settlement would be would make my actions the same as the MP’s,’’.Giesbrecht said in a written reply. ‘““We have a trilateral treaty negotiation pro- cess at work to determine what is fair to all parties.’ The Standard expects to publish Scott’s statement in late January. oes =e Ge TC 2 » Huge response THE SALVATION ARMY'S Chrisimas hamper program collected food and donations sufficient to fill 450 hampers for nearly 2,000 people. Angela Green was one of the volunteers who helped Army Lieutenant Norm Hamelin and others in preparing the hampers. Hamelin and Army family services co-ordinator Eric Simmons noted that the job couldn't have been accom- plished without community support in the form of cash donations, food and presents. 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The Nisga’a are one of the many First Nations wha have lived for chousands of years in what is now called British Columbia. identity stems from their traditional terricory. are dealt with through the traditional feast system. band council has a place on the Tribal Council. Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs Consultation Branch 908 Pandora Avenue What is the nature of Nisga’a government? Prior to contact with Europeans, the Nisga’a had an organized structure for the management of their affairs. That structure still exists today, Each Nisga’a is born into one of four clans: the Killerwhale, the Wolf, the Raven and the Eagle. Each Nisga’a clan has many houses and each house contains several families. Each house has its own distinct territory which includes fishing, hunting, and gathering areas. ‘Ihe house is the basic unit of Nisga’a government. The business of the house is transacted at traditional feasts. Important matters such as namings, marriages, funerals, and transfers of stewardship over traditional territory A: 20th Century innovation for the Nisga’a government is the Nisga’a Tribal Council. The Nisga’a Tribal Council was established in 1955. Ic is one of the first tribal cotincils to be established in- British Columbia. ‘The executive of the Nisga’a Tribal 1 Council is elected cach year. ‘I'he Tribal Council addresses matters which affect all Nisga’a.. Each of the four Nisga’a villages elects its own band council. The four band councils are responsible for the running of day-to-day affairs of the village. Each The Nisga’a manage the local school district and health centre in the Nass Valley. The Tribal Council awns an economic development corporation and cach of the What kinds of employment do the Nisga’a have? _ Nisga’a traditional occupations such as hunting, fishing and trapping are still practiced and are important to the Nisga’a. 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