AN ([8-YEAR veteran of the Department of
Indian Affairs says kind claims money
should go to individual natives, not native
bands.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter

a particularly bad history of managing
money for their peoples said West
Vancouver resident George Price.

Price. who used to work ia the Indian
Affairs department's economic development
section, said land claims benefits should
flow directly to individuals.

He said the government should:

which are slow, and dead to uncer-
tain final costs;

lefine entitlement fairly — it varies now
with geographic locations, ethnic association
and the inferior caste of non-status natives as
outlined in Canadian law;
establish a budget,
B legislate the intentions of the government

expensive

after it has consulated natives and non-

clarify the issues;
natives:

“Some native political organizations have 84 discontinue bund- -by-band negotiations

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Price said the following probiems arise fron

the land claims proc

Bi the process speaks of fairness, but promis-

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Te-interpretations of ancient laws and

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B rights of individual natives are consigned

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A SUCCESSFUL SPCA strike vote
has placed North Vancouver and
Bowen Island animal workers in a
strike position.

By lan Noble
News Reporter

There are no immediate plans to
use the mandate.

North Vancouver shelter
employee and union president Jetf
Lawson said B.C, Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
members still hope to resolve issues
through negotiations.

The March 9 strike vote received
more: than 97% approval ‘from
union members, Lawson said.

The strike mandate is valid for
three months.

Contentious issues - include job
descriptions and the effect of
seniority on transfers and promo-
tion, Lawson said.

Moncy is not an issue in the
negotiations, he said.

He said earlier the SPCA would
not allow animals to suffer if a
strike accurred.

Lawson would not comment on
whether animal adoptions will con-
tinue during the labor uncertainties.

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