"I have to tell you that from the chair I occupy at the treaty negotiations, it has not been."For In-SHUCK-ch Chief Negotiator, it's the failure to address economic issues that is the main cause for concern. For In-SHUCK-ch, participation "...in the economy has been our intention from the time we started talking about these things in the early to mid-1980s." Economic issues are paramount because the goal for In-SHUCK-ch is to "...ultimately pay our own way in contemporary society." For the whole story see the Hansard transcripts of the hearing at 11:40 here. In-SHUCK-ch is considered one of the lead tables, very close to reaching a Final Agreement.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
In-SHUCK-ch Chief Negotiator: It's the economy!
During a BC Finance Committee hearing the BC Treaty Commission question surfaces: "Has there been a sufficient return on investment in the BC treaty process given the time and money spent? Has it been worth it?" Eppa (Gerard Peters) In-SHUCK-ch Chief Negotiator goes on the record saying:
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What will make it worth it?
ReplyDeletewhat is it worth to everyone? right now we have a group of First Nations people who are way below the poverty line... their title and rights are not helping them... consultants and professional people are getting their fill on the backs of the of First Nations... most of them could not care if we suceed or not, and they make no effort to learn the culture of the people they work for. most are totally indifferent. There should be a policy that they make an effort to learn something other than telling us how to govern ourselves... throw us in the deep end and you may be suprised to see how many survived.... I say lets do the damn treaty and get to governing ourselves...
ReplyDeleteFair and valid comments, thanks for contributing.
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