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A Seycove parent who
pushed three hot but-
tons in B.C. education
was shot down by
other parents at a Jan.
13 Parent Advisory
Council meeting.

But parent Jennie Kecran was
not as upset abour her resolutions
on the teaching of homosexuality,
evolution and sex education losing
as she was about how an anony-
mous group painted her as som
one who advocated the teac
of “divine creation.”

Keeran said she doesn’t want
to sce creationism taught in
schools. In fact, Keeran said
wants to keep morality and ri
gion out of the classroom. . ; : ; ; : ;

“| say teach the facts, only the : An ° wo ; See ae ; . Lo : : j '
facts,” she told the News the day NEWS photo Terry Peters
after her three motions were shot Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chief Leonard George (right) hands Municipal Affairs Minister Mike Farnworth an agreement they signed on
down in a Seycove classroom Friday to jointly manage Indian Arra Provincial Park. The agreement recognizes native culture associated with the park land.
holding more than 100 people.

Keeran’s controversial resolu-

tions included:
@that the B.C. Confederation of
Parent. Advisory Councils lobby
the education ministry to give the
greatest focus in sex education to
postponing sexual activity because
it isthe mest e! way to pre-
vent sexually transmitted dis

Gin merce lovey | TSleil-Waututh Nation, province to run indian Arm park

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Federation to direct teachers to Anna Marie D°Angelo The 9,300 hectare wilderness park will also be Known as Sav-Nuth- Khaw-Yum

not disclose their personal beliefs News Reporter dangelo@nsnews.com which means where the serpent touches the earth, .
about the morality or immorality George said that native mivthologs indicates that Tsteil-Waututh people could

of homosexuality to students; and THE rift officially ended riday between the Tsleil- not go into the area for fishing and gaming because of a huge serpent living there.
W that the BCCPAC lobby the Waututh Nation (Burrard Band) and the provincial / wo brothers went to slay the serpent. Th dying serpent crawled over a hill and
ministry to vary the 3 “e died. No big trees ¢ died, according to native mythology.
hing of evolution to include government over B.C.’s 1995 decision to turn ‘The remote park Imes t Stanley Park and contains fand that
material that contains “facts and native-claimed land into a park. belonged to the Crown, North Vancouver District and the Greater Vancouver
search findings that appear to Regional District (GVRD). The park is located northeast of Deep Cove around
challenge current: evolutionary Psleil-Wastuth Chief Leonard George and Municipal Attairs Minister Mike Indian Arm -- berween Mount Seymour Provincial Park and Coquidam.
” Farnworth signed an agreement to jointly manage Indian Arm provincial park In May 1995 the provincial government and the GVRD announced inten-
ran said current science, during a ceremony held ina band school roan, fons to create 4 provincial park in Indian Arm.
biology and social studies “hr legitimizes our relationship with everybody. We were always sort of in the Part of the land in question was chimed by the Feil Waututh Nation. The

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