Ottawa's move angers non-Native commercial fishermen

Ottawa is allocating a larger catch of fish to West Coast Natives this year.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced July 9 it will allocate additional amounts of the coveted sockeye salmon catch to Native groups under its Aboriginal Fishing Strategy.

Under Ottawa's pilot sales program, bands of the Lower Fraser Fishing Authority between Tsawwassen and Sawmill Creek were awarded a license to catch 430,000 sockeye salmon.

Ottawa's move angers non-Native commercial fishermen

Ottawa is allocating a larger catch of fish to West Coast Natives this year.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced July 9 it will allocate additional amounts of the coveted sockeye salmon catch to Native groups under its Aboriginal Fishing Strategy.

Under Ottawa's pilot sales program, bands of the Lower Fraser Fishing Authority between Tsawwassen and Sawmill Creek were awarded a license to catch 430,000 sockeye salmon.

Ottawa's move angers non-Native commercial fishermen

Ottawa is allocating a larger catch of fish to West Coast Natives this year.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced July 9 it will allocate additional amounts of the coveted sockeye salmon catch to Native groups under its Aboriginal Fishing Strategy.

Under Ottawa's pilot sales program, bands of the Lower Fraser Fishing Authority between Tsawwassen and Sawmill Creek were awarded a license to catch 430,000 sockeye salmon.

Ottawa's move angers non-Native commercial fishermen

Ottawa is allocating a larger catch of fish to West Coast Natives this year.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced July 9 it will allocate additional amounts of the coveted sockeye salmon catch to Native groups under its Aboriginal Fishing Strategy.

Under Ottawa's pilot sales program, bands of the Lower Fraser Fishing Authority between Tsawwassen and Sawmill Creek were awarded a license to catch 430,000 sockeye salmon.

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Some Natives in Saskatchewan are worried that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations' plan to buy into a proposed northern uranium mine may not be in their best interests.

The FSIN has not consulted with some of its member bands over its purchase of an equity stake in Minatco Ltd., said Hatchet Lake Chief Joe Tsannie.

"They never came directly to us," he said. "They never consulted us at all. They have to at least consult with us."

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Some Natives in Saskatchewan are worried that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations' plan to buy into a proposed northern uranium mine may not be in their best interests.

The FSIN has not consulted with some of its member bands over its purchase of an equity stake in Minatco Ltd., said Hatchet Lake Chief Joe Tsannie.

"They never came directly to us," he said. "They never consulted us at all. They have to at least consult with us."

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Some Natives in Saskatchewan are worried that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations' plan to buy into a proposed northern uranium mine may not be in their best interests.

The FSIN has not consulted with some of its member bands over its purchase of an equity stake in Minatco Ltd., said Hatchet Lake Chief Joe Tsannie.

"They never came directly to us," he said. "They never consulted us at all. They have to at least consult with us."

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Some Natives in Saskatchewan are worried that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations' plan to buy into a proposed northern uranium mine may not be in their best interests.

The FSIN has not consulted with some of its member bands over its purchase of an equity stake in Minatco Ltd., said Hatchet Lake Chief Joe Tsannie.

"They never came directly to us," he said. "They never consulted us at all. They have to at least consult with us."

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The fight in Alberta over a controversial Native status law just got a lot easier for the Native Council of Canada.

The council received more than $186,000 from the department of Indian Affairs last week to finance its involvement in Senator Walter Twinn's challenge of Bill C-31, council spokesman Richard Long said.

"I am delighted," he said. "We've been involved with this matter for seven years."

Newly appointed Minister of Indian Affairs Pauline Browes agreed to supply the funds to help defeat Twinn's challenge, Long said.

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The fight in Alberta over a controversial Native status law just got a lot easier for the Native Council of Canada.

The council received more than $186,000 from the department of Indian Affairs last week to finance its involvement in Senator Walter Twinn's challenge of Bill C-31, council spokesman Richard Long said.

"I am delighted," he said. "We've been involved with this matter for seven years."

Newly appointed Minister of Indian Affairs Pauline Browes agreed to supply the funds to help defeat Twinn's challenge, Long said.