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Tla -O- Qui -Aht Quits Main Nuu- Chah -Nulth Table NJ OßllAe42 11 50242 iiii 3 3286 50292 BOSh HaShilth-Sa Canada's Oldest First Nations Newspaper - Serving Nuu -chah- nulth -aht since 1974 la ÿ ubb Mad P.dwn Vol. 35 - No. 18 - Sept. 25, 2008 has §itsa `Interesting News" S.,. nu Tla -o- qui -aht quits main r N Nuu- chah -nulth table happened to that original commitment. Ely Debora Steel "It's kind of sad that this day had to Ila -Shilth -Sa Reporter come that this table is shrinking_ - We had such a beautiful signing in Campbell River." said Hesquiaht Chief Councillor l'seshaht-A bird with a broken Mg Flew Toe Tom. to hemass Hall on Sept. 15 as the Tlaoquiaht was wished well by the Nuu -shah -oulth Tribal Council (NTC) group. If the Tla- o- qui -ahr è ha'wiih had easy table meeting began its given the direction to pursue incremental discussions. The bird Fluttered around treaty, it was not a decision with which the rafters and hopped around on pipes other nations could argue and heating units. and, if you believe in But Ahousaht's elder Stanley Sam was the old wives' tale, - discouraged. represented tmuhle or At the time of the loss Campbell River It wasn't long into ceremony, the elders the meeting that it AI'D C had given direction that the Nuu -chah- as learned that Tla- . 4. \ Ileshaht Elder Allan Dick takes time to visit with great -great grandson aria, o-Suiaht First Nation î nulth should work Watts at a meeting of young parents at the nurses office on Sept, 10. Dick was had broken off from -a together in guest speaker at the event. See stun page 9. the NTC table with negotiations, he said. the intention aping "I feel very sad that it alone in a new we are not going in Local society continues 1 ; right way. The 1 process of the negotiations called 3 .h, elders said that we as Nuu-chah -nulth salmon habitat restoration f- incremental treaty. mtnCt..t y n Members of the i ) should stay together and stay strong' he remaining nations, l a By Denise Croon T of the original 13, said, Ho-Shilth-Sa Reporter was there at the whose ha'wiih stood rl 1 ,f ) "l beginning," together in Campbell Tees Há wiltk Malvinas, Lewis River in 1994 and George, of Ahousaht announces his remembered Kennedy Flare-Creeks and Dr. committed to a community's committment to the Hcsquiahr's streams feeding Kennedy Lake course of NTC treaty table. Simon Lucas. "Ab, and the Pacific Ocean were negotiations with the we sang loud.... once teeming with salmon, but federal and provincial governments, They gave that song because we were historic logging practices were left shaking their heads. going to do something collective.- ruined many of them; lagging It seemed to them as though the For the rest of the morning the nations debris and waste wood clogged provincial and federal governments had somberly discussed the implications of the clear flowing, life -giving Tim Sutherland shows that large logs have been ruck another blow to the unity of the lasing Tla- o-qui -ahi, and then, those creeks that salmon rely on m a pulled aside and anchored at the bank of Nuu -ahah -nulth table. First it was discussions began to take on a more nursery for their young. stream to provide shelter for salmon smelts Harm amth. then the five Nuu -chah- positive tone with renewed energy. For more than a decade, a Coho smolt, were noticed in a nearby pond, nulth nations of Maa- nulth, which are "As long as there is one nation at the grassroots otganiratian took it ehah -nulth treaty just a hair's breadth away from federal table, there is a Nuu- upon themselves re reverse the damage. in the beginning. In 13 years they have ratification of their final agreement, and table," said Mike Mayon tyre The Central West coast Forest Society restored more than 78 km of stream and "We have a now the NTC table was in receipt of a ha'wilth of Mowachaht (CATS) began watershed restoration rehabilitated 66 hectares of riparian letter that informed them that they had responsibility to those who signed on as work in the Kennedy Lake area in 1995. habitat (the area shared by stream and lost another. a collet. They hire seasonal workers, many from land). In addition dory se stabilized 48 In 1994, in grand ceremony, the Ile said he was speaking passionately surrounding First Nations communities, hectares of landslide area and shout because the fight traditional leadership had linked arms to the situation to carry out the back- breaking work of deactivated 247 km of logging roads. <hah -nulth nations begin the journey toward treaty together. within the Nuu clearing the creeks. Warren Mantis. secretary treasurer for The ha'wiih knew then that they were bin with the two governments. Each summer, workers get right into CM'S. said they were concerned that started the fight. I blazing trail, that they would be faced "It wasn't me who the water to pull out waste wood and the lack of funding in 2008 would with hazards and challenges and would was just a child, I'm 50 right now.- He other logging debris. Some debris is prevent them from running the program his grandfather be up against a formidable, well said his father and took piled on land while other, larger pieces at all, "but Mamook- Coulson stepped resourced force with sophisticated part in the land question discussions are anchored at the water's edge to up to the plate with their Forest tactics. But it was felt that, as a unit, the when government raised the expectation provide shade and shelter for salmon Investment Account (FIA) hording, and Nuu -shah -nulth could be their own force that it would be resolved in shout order. walls. while Iisaak has supported us in the to be reckoned with. That's three generations committed to the Originally funded by logging past, they were unable to help this Now, with the loss of lino -qui -act, effort. companies operating in the area the season," he said_ the NTC treaty table wondered what had Continued on page 7 CWFS worked nearly all the dry season Continued on page 13. If undeliverable, please return to: Ha- Shiloh -Sa What is incremental treaty Page 3 realty Box 1383, port Alberni, B.C. VSY 71ví2 Edgar family pulls together to complete canoe Page 3 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CANADA NEWSPAPER COLLECTION 117) 395 WELLINGTON Tla- o- qui -aht seats new ha'wilth Page 10 ST. OTTAWA. ONTARIO ILIA 0N4 Congratulations doctor' Page 11 Birthdays and congratulations Page 16 Community & Beyond Page 16 ISSN 0715 -4143 ing Page 2 - Ha- Shilth -Sn - Sept. 25, 2008 Sept. 25, 2008 - Ha- Shilth -Sa - Page 3 newspaper is publishe by the LETTERS and KLECOS VIU installs Neu-ob.h -nubh Tribal Council /lo- Shilth -Su will include letters received from its readers. Letters MUST be signed What is incremental treaty? for distribution to the member of the by the writer and hoc the writer's lull! name, address and phone number on them. First Nations. chancellor twelve NTC-nwmber Name., can be withheld by request. Anonymous submissions will not he accepted. as well as other interested groups We reserve the right to edit submittal material for clarity, brevity, grammar and good By Debora Steel vi1r1Or and individuals. lase. We will definitely Eat publish letters dealing with tribal or personal dispute. or By Debora Steel Ha- Shilth -Sa Reporter írlass work Information and original issues that are critical of Nuu -chap -nullh individuals or groups. ila -Shilth Sa Reporter la._ 7,1 contained in this newspaper is All opinions expressed in letters to the editor arc purely those of the writer and will copyright and may not he reproduced not ceasarily coincide with the views or policies of the Nuu .ehah -nullh Tribal Thesbaht- Provincial treaty negotiator ..- wnoon permission from: Nanaime A -in-chut Atleo, BC Mark Lofthouse and federal treaty without Council or its member First Nations. Ha- Shilth -Sa includes paid advertising, but -Shown regional vice -chief of the Assembly of negotiator Eric Denhoff were invited to This does not imply Ha- ShildrSa or Nuu -chah -nnith Tribal Council recommends or First Nations, and Ahousaht hereditary Nuu-chah-nulth territory on Sept 16 to _y.wlp1t Nuu -OMIT -nullb Tribal Council endorses the content of the ads. '(h Boa I383, chief, will take on another role on Sept. explain the concept of incremental -- F Port adhered. B.C. 25. He will be installed as the first treaty. 09V 7M2. chancellor of Vancouver Island Tla -o -qui -ant First Nation has pulled n Telephone: (250) 724.5757 Artist shares spirituality through art University (VIU), formerly Malaspina away from the main Nuu- chah -nulth 1 _ I University College. treaty table to pursue this new process, Fax: (250) 723.0463 what I am going to make, "I'm excited about being an advocate which Lofthouse admits is in the very By Denise ratan but I go with what the glass for the university," said A-in-chut. "I early stages of development, despite Weh page. kka alma Iruhnohh.orX Ha- Shilth -Sa Reporter wants redo" This method want to encourage recognition of the extensive soak by the province on it not only saves glass, but over the last couple of years. also produces striking value of education, and I want to Federal negotiator Eric Ilenhnllf (centre) and provincial negotiator Mark 2008 Subscription rates: encourage our communities to work To be honest, we're just making this Tolno-o is tiny shop, piece of an in shapes and patterns in the Lofthouse (right) discuss incremental treaty making with the Nuu ehah -ninth 535.W per year in Canada and S40 per mare closely together to support up as we go," he said.
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