And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:52:18 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Tehaliwaskenhas-Bob Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: News Round Up Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" As reported by Turtle Island Native Network http://www.turtleisland.org September 17th, 1999 Mel Good, Roy Joseph and Dennis Thomas,three former students who were abused at the Port Alberni Indian Residential School have settled their lawsuit with the federal government and the United Church.But the remaining 25 abuse victims are heading to B-C Supreme Court next month to have their damages determined.That process could take five months.The resolution of the Alberni lawsuit is expected to set a precedent for as many as five thousand claims pending from former students of residential schools across Canada.-------A big Native Rights Victory today in the Supreme Court of Canada for Donald Marshall, a Mi'kmaq Indian. He was charged with three offences set out in the federal fishery regulations- the selling of eels without a licence, fishing without a licence and fishing during the close season with illegal nets. He admitted that he had caught and sold 463 pounds of eels without a licence and with a prohibited net within close times. The only issue at trial was whether he possessed a treaty right to catch and sell fish under the treaties of 1760-61 that exempted him from compliance with the regulations. Marshall appealed and today the Supreme Court ruled the appeal should be allowed and an acquittal entered on all charges.-----The president of the Union of B-C Indian Chiefs is rejecting the province's latest bid to resolve the dispute over native logging. Forests Minister Dave Zirnhelt says the government may accelerate land claim talks on resources. But Stewart Phillip has dismissed the idea.He says more than a dozen other bands are considering joining the Westbank First Nation in logging on Crown land.-------Saskatchewan's Aboriginal Affairs Minister Berny Wiens is among the victims of a river of rural revolt that has given the Saskatchewan Party a close second to the NDP. Elwin Hermanson, a farmer and former Reform MP, who was only last year elected leader of the fledgling party defeated the aboriginal affairs minister when he won his riding of Rosetown-Biggar.The once mighty N-D-P has been reduced to a minority government. The Saskatchewan Party placed a close second with 26 seats.The Liberals picked up three.The vote was split along rural and urban lines.-------A chronic shortage of nurses has forced the closure of a northern Manitoba nursing station. The move leaves more than five-thousand residents of Cross Lake First Nation without medical services.The situation reached a critical stage this week when two of only four nurses booked off on stress leave with no guarantee they will return.The nearest medical facility in the area is a three-hour drive away in Thompson.-------Some Mi'kmaq are demanding an investigation into a Nova Scotia native reserve's finances, after learning that tobacco-shop revenue has been used to provide more than 800-thousand dollars in loans and donations to some band members.The revelations are contained in audit reports prepared for Chief Reg Maloney and the Indian Brook band council------When a community loses a respected elder, its impact--the loss and grief are felt far and wide. All honour to Beatrice Hill, a well-respected Elder of the Oneida Nation of the Thames who recently passed over to her new life. May the Master Creator make your journey on your new path a safe one. Thanks for your goodness and kindness and all your support! Yaw ko. Tehaliwaskenhas and Luwatitalani.------This is Turtle Island Native Network...Your Aboriginal news and information network. Turtle Island Native Network Your Aboriginal News and Information Network on the Internet http://www.turtleisland.org Winner - 1999 Aboriginal Media Arts Award. "Let's do it before we don't do it!" Tehaliwaskenhas - G.R.(Bob) Kennedy INFOCOM Management 1 - 1986 Glenidle Road, Sooke, BC V0S 1N0 Phone: (250) 642-0277 Fax: (250) 642-0278 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.turtleisland.org
