Re: Nisga'a agreement-in-principle (British Columbia)
Mary Jane Miller (mjmiller@spartan.ac.brocku.ca)
Mon, 26 Feb 1996 11:10:31 -0500
Gary - the coverage in the Globe and Mail was somewhat favourable and
fairly complete -the editorial was full of the old right wing 'reasoning'-
too much too soon etc. CBC National news also gave the settlement
favourable coverage, a little background and lots of shots of pristine
rivers and snow. Both reported that if the NDP fails to be re-elected, the
Liberals who would be the next government claim that they will take' a
second look ' [ as Premier Mike Harris is abrogating NDP agreements for a
Casino some of whose profits were designated for First Nations in Ontario-
it's not a treaty but still against the principle of ( as we called it in
Canada in the 1840a) 'responsible government] . I don't see B.C. papers -
maybe someone can report on the coverage on the ground out there. One point
that is emerging from the coverage is that each land claim is different -
so this is not a template for all land claims - but that it might offer
some useful ideas.
Mary Jane Miller,
Dept. of Film Studies, Dramatic and Visual Arts,
Brock University,
St. Catharines, Ontario,
Canada, L2S 3A1.
Phone (905) 688 5550 ext 3584: Fax: (905) 682 9020; e-mail:
mjmiller@spartan.ac.brocku.ca