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Natives Score Victory Against Ottawa in the C .T QUOTABLE QUOTE "We prefer to fish ac- cording to our rights, not according to the permission of the fish- eries department." - Ernie Crey, Lower Fraser Fishing Authority manager See Page 2 July 5, 1993 Canada's News National Aboriginal Publication Volume I I No. 8 $1.00 plus G.S.T. where applicable Officials deny Inuit suffered By Doug Johnson Ellesmere lsland and Resolute Bay Windspeaker Contributor on Cornwallis Island. The mové s survivors say they were relocated to defend Cana- OTTAWA dian sovereignty. They are de- manding the federal government Inuit families relocated to the make a formal apology and pay High Arctic islands in the early out $10 million in compensation. '50s suffered no hardships and Sivertz said he appeared be- have no basis for a claim of gov- fore the commission because sev- ernment compensation. eral of the statements made by That's according to a group of Inuit witnesses were untrue. retired federal officials responsi- To back up his claim that the ble for the planning and imple- people suffered no hardships, he mentation of the move. quoted from five reports on the "There was no hardship," cond i tions of the peop l e, two from shouted Bent Sivertz under ques- government officials, one from a tioning by commissioners on the teacher, one from the Anglican conditions endured at Resolute bishop for the High Arctic and a Bay. Sivertz was the Executive report in the April 1955 issue of Assistant to the Deputy Minister National Geographic. All told of a of the Department of Resources happy, healthy community. and Development at the time of The experiment will be an the move. unqualified success," one read. "I am the person who carried Sivertz said the selection of out the plan," Sivertz said. the sites was not for sovereignty The former officials appeared reasons, but because they were as individualwitnesses before the uninhabited and were easily ac- Royal Commission on Aborigi- cessible by ships of the Eastern nalPeoples' second round of hear- Arctic Patrol. He did admit no ings into the Inuit relocation. wildlife studies had been done on In two moves, in 1953 and the areas before the move. 1955, the federal government "The Canadian Wildlife Serv- moved 17lnuitfamilies from their ice had almost no data." Leah Pagett '. homes in Inukjuak, northern Que- Instead he and his officials re- Saluting the sun bec and Pond Inlet, Northwest lied on anecdotal evidence from Nathan Arcand,5imagines his eaglefan Territories to new settlements at 'old Arctic hands.' . as a soaring eagle at the Alexander Band powwow near Edmonton,! Alta. Th( -ow attracted about 700 visitors from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Montana. Grise Fiord on the south end of See Inuit, Page 3. rTo recen your mailbm ust send your rder Natives score victory against Ottawa in the c .T. By D.B Smith ing the declaration agreed to should be abandoned in the lobby against the use of the term Windspeaker Staff Writer use the term 'Indigenous peo- Vienna Declaration if they were peoples during the conference. w ple' despite opposition from not referred to as peoples. At a news briefing June 22, Ex- 1500 several Non -Government Or- The Canadian NGO del- ternal Affairs officials warned EDMC VIENNA, Austria ganizations(NGOs)andIndig- egates presented a list of de- that groups like the Northern enous groups from around the mands to the UN, the first of Cree of Quebec would use their Canadian Natives have world. which urged "the use of the term recognition as a peoples to de- scored a victory against Ottawa Austria's decision to sup- Indigenous peoples' in place of clare their sovereignty. NAME: during the United Nations' port the term 'Indigenous peo- 'Indigenous people' and that But Natives have no plans World Conference on Human ples' came one day after Indig- Canada cease its role of actively to secede from the federation, Rights. enous NGO representatives blocking recognition of Indig- said Rosemarie Kuptana of the ADDRE Austria announced June 23 met with conference president enous peoples and their right to Inuit Circumpolar Conference. that it would support Natives and Austrian foreign Minister self- determination." And Canada is only trying to in their fight to have the term Alois Mock to discuss their Their demands also focused use scare tactics to block the CITY/TC 'Indigenous peoples' incorpo- concerns over the missing 's'. on the recognition of Native recognition of Indigenous peo- rated in the Vienna Declara- The paragraph referring to religious and cultural tradi- ples' right to self- determination. tion, the human rights docu- Indigenous people was ap- tions. A meeting between Ca- Bob Epstein, advisor to the ment expected from the con- proved on Sunday, 19, a of the POSTAIJZI P June nadian delegate Anne Parke Grand Council Crees of ference. day when UN officials knew and Canadian Native NGOs Quebec, also said the federal Canada successfully lob- none of the NGOs would be at was scheduled for June 22, but government is deliberately bied to have the term 'Indig- the conference, Panamanian was later cancelled. blocking the use of the term $10 charge on all enous people' - sans the 's' - NGO member Alencio The news of Austria's sup- peoples because it could give NSF Cheques used in the declaration during Plasencia said. port of the term peoples came Natives additional powers to $40 for all subscriptions a pre- conference meeting in "The elimination of one sin- as a surprise to Canadian offi- control resources. May. Under some international gle outside Cánada letter from the text means cials. Austria made the an- UN analysts at the confer- declarations and instruments, the negation of our rights to nouncement at a press confer- ence said they doubt any a peoples are entitled to the L Jy s/93 self-determination." ence before Canada had even changes would be made to the J right to self- determination. Indigenous NGOs said any been told. declaration before the docu- PUBLICATION MAIL REGISTRATION #2177 The UN committee draft- mention of Indigenous peoples Canada has continued to ment is finalized. PAGE 2, JULY 5, 1993, WINDSPEAKER News WHERE TO TURN finds family artifacts Entertainment.R7 Elder Arts and By Marlena Dolan archives of the Glenbow and try, and at that time the atmos- people." The mandates of Alberta mu- Careers 14,15 Windspeaker Contributor choose articles that were familiar phere of the reserves was quite to them to speak about in public different than today," said seums don't offer much condo- Glenbow curator Beth Carter. lence to the Elders who discover Economic and school audiences. CALGARY The reaction of shock and "Many of the sellers felt that the their heritage and family belong- Development 10,11 amazement was consistent as the museum was the best place for ings in the drawers of preserva- Expressions of horror and Elders examined the numerous them. tion. A section at the back of the the sacred News ... 1,2,3,7, R1,3,5,6,8 shock crossed the face of Siksika articles in thecollection. Antionette "This attitude has changed in storage area contained Elder Matthew Melting Tallow Van Hazendouk, a local Elder of the last 10 years and now Native bundles and this area was not ac- when he examined the Indian arti- Peigan descent, commented teary- peoplearere- evaluatingtheproper cessible to us, Carter said. 4 on a Our Opinion facts in the collection of the eyed: "I think I recognize my fa- ownership of the artifacts." 'This area is smudged Glenbow Museum. ther's pipe,' and requested an op- According to Carter the legal regular basis and some of these belongs items are now on long -term loans Sports 8, R4 Melting Tallow was physi- portunity to take another look. ownership of the artifacts cally taken aback when a drawer The opportun ty for the Elders to the museum. to the Elders of the community." containinghisauntiessacredhead- to observe the collection was an 'The moral ownership is ques- The eighth floor of the Your Opinion 5 dress was opened. He was visibly eye-opener to the vast collection tionable;' she adds. Glenbow M useum carries the spirit distraughtand commented, "How held by the museum and the The mandate of the museum of yesterday's people and chills did they get this ?" Melting Tallow 'Through Elders Eyes" event pro- is to collect, preserve and interpret. raced up and down my spine as I bowed his head and said a prayer vided a forum for the Indian peo- 'The interpretation compo- assisted the Elders in their journey for his deceased auntie. ple to speak about the articles from nent is changing. Years ago the through yesterday. The rows of During Calgary's fifth annual a different perspective. interpretation was from an aca- cupboards containing the draw - local werecol- demic perspective, but in the last ers of time traps rich heritage that A decision Native Awareness Week, "Mostof theartifacts landmark Elders from northern British Co- lected prior to 10 years ago from 10 years the curators are welcom- has been tagged, numbered and upholding hunting lumbia were invited to view the various reserves across the coun- ing interpretation from the Native wrapped. rights has erased the colonial legacy left by B.C. Chief Justice Summer revives fishing dispute Allan MacEachern's Fishing Strategy. 1991 rulingthat Native By D.B. Smith "(Minister) Crosbie s prom- families as a result of being able to Aboriginal But the two fisheries clashed were extin- Windspeaker Staff Writer ise that allocations will be strictly sell their fish openly." rights enforced are as empty as the Secord's accusations came when 500,000 sockeye salmon ap- guished long ago.
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