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Fight over rights, not fish numbers

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The conflict over West Coast fisheries is not over the number of fish Indians want to take, said the head of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.

The real issue is how much of their fishery Natives are willing to share with the non-Native, commercial fishermen, Saul Terry said.

"These guys are interlopers in these territories," he said. "What they're trying to do is maintain the status quo."

Non-Natives do not appreciate Native history, Terry said. The heritage of West Coast bands entitles them to control or harvest any resource.

Fight over rights, not fish numbers

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The conflict over West Coast fisheries is not over the number of fish Indians want to take, said the head of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.

The real issue is how much of their fishery Natives are willing to share with the non-Native, commercial fishermen, Saul Terry said.

"These guys are interlopers in these territories," he said. "What they're trying to do is maintain the status quo."

Non-Natives do not appreciate Native history, Terry said. The heritage of West Coast bands entitles them to control or harvest any resource.

Fight over rights, not fish numbers

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The conflict over West Coast fisheries is not over the number of fish Indians want to take, said the head of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.

The real issue is how much of their fishery Natives are willing to share with the non-Native, commercial fishermen, Saul Terry said.

"These guys are interlopers in these territories," he said. "What they're trying to do is maintain the status quo."

Non-Natives do not appreciate Native history, Terry said. The heritage of West Coast bands entitles them to control or harvest any resource.

Fight over rights, not fish numbers

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The conflict over West Coast fisheries is not over the number of fish Indians want to take, said the head of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.

The real issue is how much of their fishery Natives are willing to share with the non-Native, commercial fishermen, Saul Terry said.

"These guys are interlopers in these territories," he said. "What they're trying to do is maintain the status quo."

Non-Natives do not appreciate Native history, Terry said. The heritage of West Coast bands entitles them to control or harvest any resource.

B.C. education lobbyists waiting for new leader

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A B.C. Natives' lobby over control of their own education will wait until the federal Conservatives have a new leader.

The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs has worked for the past year to secure greater control over education for Native communities, said Ray Hance, chairman for the Steering Committee on Indigenous Education.

"But Mulroney spoiled it," he said. "We had to postpone it due to the leadership situation. We want to make sure that we will get something out of it:"

B.C. education lobbyists waiting for new leader

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A B.C. Natives' lobby over control of their own education will wait until the federal Conservatives have a new leader.

The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs has worked for the past year to secure greater control over education for Native communities, said Ray Hance, chairman for the Steering Committee on Indigenous Education.

"But Mulroney spoiled it," he said. "We had to postpone it due to the leadership situation. We want to make sure that we will get something out of it:"