Tlu -Piich Closes Until Next Year by Kelly Foxcrofl Editorial Assistant
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MAL I. r t.'. ,:l!i'tiiìr'fr¡'i'Id. OS_oR. 14A- t4 0 a 0 a -NS h r r r Serving Nuu- chah -nulth -aht for more than 26 years Canadian Publications Mail VOL. 27- NO. 16 - August 10, 2000 Product haaitsa "Interesting News" Sales Agreement No. 467510 Sid Tlu -piich Closes Until Next Year By Kelly Foxcrofl Editorial Assistant After athletes have put their hearts t , into their events, families and friends cheered on their loved ones, and the games staff and volunteers scrambled to keep it all together the 2000 Tlu- piich games had come to an end. As quickly as the fun began, on Monday ' afternoon the crowd, athletes, staff V y `?R . and volunteers gathered under the e,' 968 r'' ',y® i ,T canopy of blue sunny skies to cel- y :;r . T .e l' b ebrate the success of the 19th Annual Irk., * ,. t» ':. ,; . : Tlu -piich games. P ''r t ,.ï I. `4.ì :', .:. I(q. p > co-.' I. Y 4 ro R. > ,V o-.'.. W 6:: .R 6. _ z J!.Ç Pricilla Sabbas was the emcee for the . ".... E . .. .. ceremonies who began by calling up Young Ahousaht athletes proudly display their Tlu -piich 2000 Trophies Games Coordinator Ed Samuel for his closing remarks. Ed conveyed his honor at being able to coordinate such an event in the past few years, thanked Canada offers Partial Fisheries Treaty all of his staff and volunteers and congratulated all the athletes and - Fisheries Management Included participants who are the primary Not reason for the success of the events By Denise Ambrose least half" for remaining species and fisheries- every year. Central Region Reporter Government officials arrived later that related matters such as management, A special presentation was then made morning. Federal treaty negotiator, jurisdiction, enforcement and by Ed to a member of the games Port Alberni - Federal and provincial Eric Denhoff, described Canada's stewardship are planned for later this committee who retired this year after government officials met with NCN proposal as a milestone: "It is the first year. 19 years of service. Alec Dick the leaders on July 31 to deliver their NCN time that the government has offered a Nuu -chah -nulth leaders pointed out games representative for Ahoushaht, fisheries proposal. proposal for settlement since the time many flaws in the federal proposal. One gave a bittersweet farewell to the NCN leaders met prior to the arrival of contact." major concern was that the proposal games, choosing to participate with his of the government officials. Fisheries does not allow for regional management grandchildren this year, which his long negotiator, Richard Watts explained We felt like we were getting of fisheries. Ahousaht Chief Councillor, hours and hard work on the games how this offer came to be, "We felt nowhere at the negotiating table Anne Atleo said, "This offer is somewhat offensive because it tells us didn't permit him to do in previous like we were getting nowhere at the so we asked them to offer us it's business as usual." Ucluelet Chief years. After being involved in the negotiating table so we asked them to something by the end of July or games since the beginning his wisdom offer us something by the end of July Councillor, Larry Baird said, "We are we will consider going to court based and enthusiasm will be missed by the or we will consider going to court. trying to build a new relationship rest of the committee. We are here to listen to an offer that We are here to listen to an offer on respect. You say this proposal is not Andy Amos was then called up for his will supposedly keep us out of the that will supposedly keep us out protected in treaty. It is subject to the Hall of Fame Induction, which he courtroom. There's already court of the courtroom. Richard Watts whims of the fisheries minister and the I new received after being nominated by his cases out there...we clearly have the politics of the day. see no daughters. He received the honor after Aboriginal right to fish." Federal treaty negotiator, Robin relationship here." -chah -nulth delegates agreed to years of contributing as an athlete, Watts painted a graphic picture of the Dodson introduced the 14 -page Nuu carefully before winning many boxing championships negative impacts federal fisheries document as a partial proposal, "It review the document response to Canada. The in his weight division, entertaining a policies have had on West Coast deals with six species only and deals giving formal will be revisited at the August professional career in boxing, as well communities. "We have only 17 solely with issues of allocations and proposal Meeting. trollers left of the 250 remaining on the access to the resource." 2-4 session of the NTC continued on page 11 West Coast when we should have at He explained further that proposals continued on page 4 POSTAGE PAID IN PORT ALBERNI, B.C. Nuu -chah -nulth Nations plan future of N.T.C. Page 3 If undeliverable, please return to: Ha- Shilth -Sa, Fisheries Negotiators respond to Treaty Proposal " . Page 4 P.O. Box 1383, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7M2 Role Model & Princess Pageant Page 6 f Tlu -piich Results Page 8 .415 art Feature Artist: Julie Joseph Page 11 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CANADA Traditions 13 395 WELLINGTON NEWSPAPERS Passing down Page ST. DIV, OTTAWA, 17 N.E.D.C. Business News Page 20 ON K1A ON4 Í I r ' Ha- Shilth -Sa. August 10, 2000 - Page 3 Page 2 - Ha- Shilth -Sa - August 10, 2000 He- Shilfh Nuu- chah -Sa newspaper is pub- LETTERS & KLECOS -nulth Nations haled by the Nan- chah-mslth Tribal Council for distribution to Ha- ,x'hilrh -.ca will include letters remised from its readers. All letters must he plan future N.T.C. the members ol'the fourteen Nam signed by the writer and have the writer's name,n address & phone number on it. of ceremony Nominations to various &,eh. ,salsa First Nations as well Nunes can be withheld by request. Annnrmnarn will sal be accepted. By David Mime fished, groups were Men selected, as other lei e rested groups and in- We. reserve the right to Mir IWnnilted material for clarity, brevity, grammar Southern Region Reporter and motions or loners to be written dividuals. and good lase. We will definitely not publish letters dealing with tribal or personal to pm clw ministries and federal Information & original work con - disputes or issues that arc critical of Nulrthah-nullh individuals or groups. Alter a day- and -a -hall' of ¡noonem deposer on various topies wem newspaper is copy- 1114,0111, deal, with plan - . riined in this All opinions expressed in letters to the are 'Warta editor purely those of the writer Men decided upon before fishing ght and may not be reproduced and will not necessarily coincide with the view's of chak-nullk nine, the 13 Nuu- ehnh-tullh Tribal or polkas the A'na- plats ad prmoeols woe discussed. permission from: Council member Nation, nputed the without written Tribal Conned or Ile member First Nations. Nelson Isemn from the doors of the Sltew dr Ileum of Learning Was% Nun- chahnulih Tribal Count Tribal Council was then Olaahoupayuk School). introduced P.O. Box 1383, and presented with Ito framed Barney William Sr,: Memories of Fishing (I -r) Billy Joseph, Mack, and Peter Joe were a few Nuu chah -nulth Representatives from Dilidahl, Boo -ay- prints infrom the Nuu..hah -ninth Port Alberni, B.C. By Celeste Jack° w - - people living in Seattle who came to the Treaty Update Meeting alit Teshahl, Hupacasuth, Uchocklosahl, Assistant Tribal Council. ampoules. them V9Y 7M2. Monad 'foqunht 1 dual. The qui -da. CM MS and ratification Ahousnhc linguists. Mowachaht/ of Telephone: (250) 724 -5757 Asa Nuu- chail-nulth-chi, Low at their way. Leeson thanks the NTC from turn -out Seattle Update Muchalaht, Ehattesaht, and Kyuquol/ Fax: (250) 723-0463 the 'Naoslei -rile: Chic k. tleslct'h table ad spoke on the Nuuchah- By David Wiwchar I he d,scusion then wood into Checklesaht, gatherol to discuss then Nation, Ramey has spent many years J +rl ordth's many htiliativus that has led population gmxmh projection., employ - visions of the talon Eddie Nuu -chah- working within the fishing industry. He Southern Region Rena. all Fria Nations in the province. SUBSCRIPTIONS ninth a 1 C vemoaan in ...mica. beam m oho age of twenty and mold , epos, Nks in the future. late 025.80 per year in Canada & . and fiMeri. ¡vues. cto,onitutkilt when he was seventy -true. Today, Even though only five Nuu -chah- Ilan said the University of 535.00lyear U.S.A. and foreign "1 know duce Aller additional issues were added to the Barney is eighty -live yeas old, living in no& people living lo area lob of people living d the Seattle area British Columbia had countries. Payable to Non -chah- Salaam BC. down lure thin show up agenda, it won adopted before N.T.C. recently Mended a vasty Update meeting at the don't to them nulth Tribal Council. As Barney thinks back, Inc remembers Feetiugs," sod Executive Director Floral. Wylie contacted him, asking for a . Seattle Indian Heath Curter (Pearl Billy Joseph of the days when each of his ten children . Warren lupaca.th, who has lived in the United presented her follow -up Ton to the letter of support from N.T.C. to +r-^--r-iS' Center) on July 31 and August would take turns going fishing with insoling in March.