Page A12 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 17, 1990

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TERRACE — The United Native Nations (UNN) wants to revive its northwest locals to meet the needs of natives living in urban centres, says the organization’s president.

‘Ron George said it’s becom- ing apparent there aren’t going to be the kinds of services pro- mised to natives by the federal government to return to their home villages.

“The money's not there for re-instated peaple. It’s not what everyone envisioned,”’ said George of the effects of Bill C-31 which encourages natives to once again take up member- stip and residence in their home villages.

‘He added there was a decline in UNN membership when Bill C-31 was brought in five years ago but that has now changed.

There were 33 people at an organizational. meeting here Jan. 10 and 28 people in Prince Rupert the night before, said George,

‘There will always be a need for an organization representing native people who have established themselves in cities, who are non-status or who are living away from their tribal areas,”’ George continued.

That need will exist no matter what kind of land claims set- tlements are negotiated, he said,

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TERRACE — Golden Bear mine workers have voted 29 to 16 against joining the Tunnel and Rockworkers Union, a mine spokesman said last week.

The certification took place late last week at the mine, located about 250im west of Telegraph Creek.

It’s the second such vote to take place at the mine which is expected to go into production this year.

In the meantime, union of- ficials have recommended ac- ceptance of a contract at the Skyline Gold mine in the Iskut Valley. .

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George saw the UNN acting in co-operation with various tribal groups and a continuation of its role as a political voice for urban natives,

The UNN in the last while has begun acting as a contractor for various government programs including the Environment Youth Corps, has been hired as an employment advisor by federal crown corporations to meet employment equity goals and has set up several other ven- tures,

One of the latter is a founda-

tion to promote community .

development by soliciting money from private sources and a society to help needy children.

George said the UNN is also

Ron George involved in a plan by native veterans to travel to Europe to

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