4 - Friday, March 7, 1986 - North Shore News

Native chief to boycott

THE CHIEF of the Burrard Indian Band, from North _ ;
Vancouver, said he is boycotting Expo ’86 because of the ‘lian art gallery, representing 23
province’s refusal to negotiate land claim settlements with

B.C. Indians.

Chief Richard George said he
personally blames Premier Bill
Besnett for the lack of progress on
land claims.

“It’s terrible — the premier
doesn’t even want to listen to
native people,’’ said George.

**He’s taking a heck of a lot of
credit for Expo and if he’s taking
all the glory I want nothing to do
with Expo.”

George said he won’t ask other
band members to join him in his
Expo boycott, insisting the deci-
sion must be made by the individ-
ual.

He said he has spoken with
other B.C. native leaders who are
against native participation in the
world fair, but he would not give
their names.

A recent editorial in Kahtou, a
native newspaper based in Van-
couver, said the idea of a native
boycott has been ‘‘bounced around
Indian circles in B.C. since Expo
was first announced.’’

The editorial stated Expo would
be a ‘‘great opportunity to educate
ihe entire worid about who we re-

Motivation
questioned

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elementary and secondary textbook
supply and learning resources
would, he said, run to $369,497.

Marshall pointed out that the
ministry of education estimated the
cost of maintenance and rebinding
textbook supplies and providing
textbooks for new programs to be
$30 per student. Current ministry
allocation to the district is $19 per
student, he said.

The price tag for developing
multi-media packages for such sub-
jects as French, Computers, and
Health would be close to $1.5
million. Purchase of computer
hardware would account for $1.1
million of that total.

Research and development of a
comprehensive elementary through
secondary career education plan
would cost $47,420, while a pro-
gram of special education services
enrichment would run to $431,000.

Regan moved that schoo! board
staff use the information presented
in the report as a basis upon which
to draft proposals under the provin-
cial government’s new Excellence in
Education fund.

Trustee Rev. Roy Dungey
pointed to the allocation short-fall
for textbooks and said the basic
fiscal framework was just not ade-
quate and that the fund for ex-
cellence was really a ‘‘fund for
equity’.

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ally are, and what this provincial
government is really about.”*

Chief Joe Mathias, from the
Squamish Indian band, said he
hasn't made a decision on the
boycott issue. And he said the sub-
ject hasn't been discussed at band
meetings.

“T guess it’s similar to us saying
‘let’s put sanctions on South
Africa’ but it won't work unless
everyone is 100 per cent in agree-
ment,’ said Mathias.

George said he doesn't plan to
organize a demonstration outside
Expo gates, but if others decide to
protest publicly, he would proba-
bly join them.

Director of Media Relations for
Expo °'86, Gail Flitton said it’s a
personal decision on whether an
individual attends the six-month
fair.

“We're not going to argue with
them,”’ she said, noting plans are

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