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Saturday, 06 February 2010 22:54
Union Of BC Indian Chiefs Supports Opposition To Proposed Sun Peaks Incorporation
Neskonlith Indian Band’s Chief Judy Wilson and Adams Lake Indian Band’s Chief Nelson Leon have repeatedly voiced their communities’ deep alarm over the complete lack of meaningful consultation in the face of the accelerated rate of community consultations with non-Native residents to incorporate Sun Peaks Resort as a municipal government.
“The Union of BC Indian Chiefs fully supports the efforts of Chief Wilson and Chief Leon to ensure that the rights of their respective communities are recognized, respected and protected,” stated Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. “What started as a recreational tenure for a local ski hill, has turned into a massive four-season high-density resort which now desires to incorporate as a municipality. Once again, third party interests are granted and further enriched at the expense of the constitutionally protected land rights of Indigenous Peoples.”
In March 2007, the UBCIC Chiefs Council passed Resolution 2007-21 which noted the efforts in 2007 of Chief Wilson and Chief Leon to respond to the work of the Sun Peaks Incorporation Study Committee. Specifically, they stated their communities’ opposition to the municipal incorporation and to the proposed Ministry of Forests’ road construction to Sun Peaks Resort until their Aboriginal Title and Rights were addressed and their interests fully reconciled.
Grand Chief Phillip concluded, “We agree with Chief Wilson and Chief Leon on Sun Peak’s referendum, how can 209 votes overrule more than 7,000 Secwepemc people who possess unceded Secwepemc Title. The Union of BC Indian Chiefs fully supports meaningful consultation that respects Aboriginal Title and Rights and not a process where the economic or commercial interests of the privileged few trump ecological values and constitutionally protected Indigenous Title and Rights.
Wednesday, 01 September 1858
The Battle of Four Lakes
On This Day: In 1858 over 500 Coeur d'Alene people fought Colonel George H. Wright and 600 soldiers at the Battle of Four Lakes near present-day Spokane, Washington. Wright attacked and drove off the Indians inflicting heavy losses while reportedly not losing a single soldier due to the long range (500+ yards) of the new Springfield Model 1855 Rifle-Musket vs. the short range (50-100 yards) of the Indian's smoothbores. Over 60 Coeur d'Alene warriors lost their life protecting their people and land.
The Role Of Indigenous Peoples In Guatemalan Political Advertisements: An Ethnographic Content Analysis
Colleen Connolly-Ahern, Antoni Castells i Talens, 2010
This study investigates the current status of indigenous peoples within Guatemalan society, as articulated in one of the most relevant forms of modern communication, political advertising, and defined by ...
IACHR Condems Murders Of Indigenous Leaders In Colombia
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of three indigenous leaders in Colombia, and the wife of one of them, over the last two weeks.
According to the information available, three leaders of the U’wa, Sikuani, and Pasto peoples, and the ...
Note Of Protest Against Suspension Of Declaratory Orders Concerning Guarani Land In Santa Catarina
Translated from Portuguese, Original Below
Note of protest by the Indigenous Missionary Council against the decision of the Minister of Justice to suspend the effect of the declaratory orders of Guarani land in the state ...
Resentment Fear Over Fiji Nationality Switch
The interim Fijian government has ordered the word "iTaukei" to replace "Fijian" in all written laws.
iTaukei means indigenous or native.
Fiji language experts are warning it could increase division.
Observers say its use could lead to resentment by indigenous Fijians.
Until now, "Fijian" as a term has ...
Gambling In A Remote Aboriginal Setting: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Sue Bertossa, Peter Miller, Alwin Chong, and Peter Harvey, 2010
The effort undertaken by the Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Health Service (CKAHS) and Statewide Gambling Therapy Service (SGRS) to investigate the impact of gambling on Aboriginal people living ...
Urgent Support Request From Raramuri Communities Of Mogotavo, Bacajipare, Huetosachi, And Repechike
REGARDING: Support for the Rarámuri (Tarahumara) communities of Mogótavo, Bacajípare, Huetosachi and Repechike for the grievance they have sent to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people of the ...
Final Report: SPWD Study Of Niyamgiri Mine: Livelihood Of Dongria Kondhs
Representatives from National and Regional NGOs, Jharkhand University, Mining and Environmental Institutes at Dharbad and representative from local Institutes attended a workshop on mining issues in Ranchi in March 2009.
SPWD had initiated work on reclamation of wastelands 25 years ...
Ngati Rarua Atiawa Iwi Trust Payment Recognises Past Losses
Pita Sharples
An ex-gratia payment to the Ngati Rarua Atiawa Iwi Trust signals a new step forward for the management of the Whakarewa lands around Motueka, says Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples.
The reserves were formerly administered by the Whakarewa School ...
Government Of Canada Invests In Aboriginal Youth In Calgary
On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Lee Richardson, Member of Parliament (Calgary Centre), today announced funding for Calgary-area Aboriginal youth projects, including New Tribe magazine, the Aboriginal Youth Animation Project, and the Niipaitapiiyssin ...
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