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Amendment Proce- ception of one issue, The Frame- dures, Certainty, Con- Residential Schools. work Agreement con- stitutional Issues, Dis- The Nuu -chah- tains a list of broad sub- pute Resolution, Eligibil- nuith, Federal Govern- stantive issues that the ity and Enrollment, Rati- riM . :, .+ ment and Provincial three parties intend to fication Government negotia- negotiate in 4. - f.. .«.... : stage Environmental tors have been working The one out- Protection,Assessment on the agreement dur- standing issue, Resi- and Pollution Preven- ing six negotiating ses- dential Schools, will be tion with respect to sions from April '95 to discussed this week Lands, Water and Air The NTC Education staff at their information booth. Back Row- Darlene Frank October '95. when a delegation of - Air Space. (Wickaninnish School) Marg Amos ( Gold River Secondary), Corinna sam ( Eighth One other Nuu - Nuu- chah -nulth leaders If and when the Avenue Elementary), Vivien Thomas( Redford Elementary), April Titian (A.D.S.S.) chah- Nation travels to Ottawa to Residential School is- Front Row- Marilyn Brown ( Ray Watkins Elementary -Gold River), Eileen Hag- ,Ditidaht, has been ne- meet with government sue is resolved, the gard (Education Support and Curriculum Coordinator) Iris Rose Sanders ( Al- gotiating separately and officials. Chief Negotiators for berni Elementary & Redford Elementary) ,Gina Watts ( Sproat & Calgary Elemen- they have completed During the Oc- the Nuu- chah -nulth will tary). Other counselling /support staff not in this picture include Margaret Miller their FrameworkAgree- tober negotiating ses- initial the Framework (Zeballos Elementary /Secondary), Nancy Logan ( Eric Godson Elementary Jr. ment. sion the Federal Secondary -Bamfield), Julia Landry ( Maquinna Elementary), Melody Mundy (Uclue- nego- Agreement and recom- The Frame- let Elementary), and Angie Miller ( A.W. Neill & E.J. Dunn Jr. Secondary tiator Wendy Porteus mend it's approval by work Agreement is said that she did not the Nuu- chah -nulth stage 3 of the B.C. have the mandate to membership. Residential School Issue sends Treaty Making Process. negotiate an apology or It will be It establishes the compensation regard- brought to each First Nuu- chah -nulth Delegation to Ottawa agenda and timetable ing the legacy of Resi- Nation to be ratified ( dential Schools. approved) by their Failure to come Tla- o- qui -aht First Na- approval from her supe- Other substan- membership. In order to an agreement on the tions, and Chief Tom riors in Ottawa. tive issues that are in- for the Framework issue of Happynook from the Residential The Nuu -chah- cluded in the Frame- Agreement to be ratified Schools is jeopardizing Huu- ay -aht First Nation. nuith Tribal Council re- must be organized and work Agreement are: it must be approved by the of the Also making the trip will ratification ceived an amended ver- run by Nuu -chah- nulth, -Lands and Waters all 13 Nuu- chah -nulth Nuu- chah -nulth draft be Nelson Keitlah, Cen- sion of the clause from not by the government. - Natural Resources Nations. tral Region FrameworkAgreement. Co-chair of Ottawa which did not In addition they -Revenue /Fiscal Mat- Delegates at an the NTC satisfy their needs. are seeking an apology ters Continued Page 3 Nuu- chah -nulth Tribal During the Oc- Delegates at from the Government of -Jurisdiction and Gover- Council Treaty Meeting tober Framework the Nuu -chah -nulth Canada in the House of nance in Gold River have de- Agreement negotiations Treaty Meeting said that Commons, in a similar cided to send a delega- at Tin -Wis , the Nuu - Residential Schools are way as the apology was tion of leaders and chah- nulth,the Federal a very important issue given to Japanese - POSTAGE PAID IN PORT ALBERNI, B.C. Hawiih ( Hereditary government, and the for Nuu -chah -nulth Candians, as a result of RETURN Chiefs) to Ottawa to Provincial POSTAGE GUARANTEED government people , and it is an is- their internment during meet with Deputy Min- negotiators agreed to sue that must stand on the second world war. If undeliverable please return to: isters about the issue. the inclusion of a clause it own in the Framework Several del- Ha- Shitth -Sa, P.O. Box 1383, Travelling to on Residential Schools Agreement.The Nuu - egates expressed doubt Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7M2 Ottawa this week will be in the list of substantive chah -nulth leadership that their communities 1 three Hawiih- Chief issues to be negotiated. says that any programs would approve the NATIONAL LIBRARY Ambrose Maquinna However, the developed to deal with Framework Agreement OF CANADA NEWSPAPERS DIVIS from the Mowachaht/ 395 WELLINGTON Federal negotiator said the healing process as if Residential Schools STREET Muchalaht Nation, Chief at the a OTTAWA ONTARIO that time that result of the legacy of were not included as a Howard Tom from the K1 A ON4 wording was subject to the residential schools separate issue. I RenSWeR $ a- November 291995 3 ."m1 ;r.' 2 lia- Shllth -Sa November 29.1095 Framework Agreement 1995 A Letter in Reply to the Reform Party's From Page 1 Nuu- chah -nulth Annual Assembly Ha-Shilth-Sa ' All Nuu -chah- On Pubbshed bytheNuuahah- nu9hTribal Cour: Aboriginal Task Force Interim Policy Report ,fit nunh people are urged Friday evening there was rec- - cil for distribution to the members of the 14 Nuu - to contact their Tribe's Administration Offices ognition given to gradu- chah -nuhh First Nations and to other interested Any day now there will United States went called Indian Reserves make surveys of the Ys ating post secondary groups and individuals. Information and original be an election an- through this turmoil fifty which are scattered First Nations. In the 71 to receive information students and scholar- work contained in this newspaper may not be cement for the years ago with their throughout Canada? end, they will say mat all about the Framework ship _presentations reproduced without written permission from the Province of British Co- treaty process and does To us it appears that this of this effort and ex- Agreement, voting made to outstanding Nuuchah -nulth Tribal Council, P.O. Box 1383,Port lumbia. The political not appear to be hurting recent concern is a pense has brought regulations and places 7M2. Fax and dates for voting. post secondary stu- Abemi,B.C. ,V9V Phone (604)724-5757. paries are continuously as a result In fact, In move by the Business them to the best soli - dents (604)723 -0463. Printed attheAlberniValley Times. discussing the future of Oklahoma there are Sector to help stabilize tion for the Aboriginal It is hoped mat Also on the Fri- Eriitor. Bob Sodarbnd. Subscriptions: $15.00 per the Aboriginal People tribal politicians who the Canadian Economy Peoples. This is a so- the Framework Agree- ment can be approved day evening Nuuchah- Fear. and the Reform Party would give the British by obtaining a secure lution that they have ) nuhh Community and has even gone on a Columbia political par hold on natural re- reached without ever in time to go on to stage a of the Treaty Human Services hosted whirlwind tour of meet - ties a run for their sources which are In really understanding Process 1"1: a banquet and officially LETTERS Inge across Canada- money. high world demand, and what it is like for us- in January. !i At the October Elders Robert Peter, Stanley Sam,Sam Johnson, Roy Haiyupis, and Doug launched a book that from Brush Columbia to WBWe agree that the whose future Is cur- where most of our The Ha -SNIth -Sit will reprint letters from negotiating Robinson help they had put together, Ontario. It seems inevi- wrongs of the past sys- rently under a cloud of people live In poverty, session Deb Foxeroft with the launching of a book published by it's readers. All letters must te signed by dales were set for stage which contains words table that they would tem should not be ex- Native Land Claims. It and where 75% are un- Nuu -chah -nulth Community and Human Services, of the writer and have the writers address or 4. The feel Thal they have be- tended into the future also appears that there employed. We say to tentative dates wisdom of the elders phone number sett. Names will be with- for This year's conducted collectively, women. As a victim of conference:' One come expels on rho lIc- for the Aboriginal Is a further agenda. the politicians, 'Before negotiations are: of the el- held by request. Nuuchah -nunh Annual but each First Nation vbbrlce, the lady called 4) Thal the committee ders involved in fr conditions on Indian Peoples of British Co- That agenda is to nave you think about giving January 15 -19 putting We reserve the light to edit letters for February Assembly was held in will negotiate land, wa- for an apology from the shall look at models for together the book, Reserves, and offer so- lumbia.
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