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INDIAN
VIEW
Word
to
the
whites
With
the
Indian
land
Halms
controversy
heating
up
again
in
B.C.,
one
In
dian
leader
In
this
area
la
urging
white
citizens
to
look
at
the
issue
from
the
Indians'
point
of
view.
Nicholas
Prince,
chief
of
the
Necoslie
band
council,
feels
too
much
time
is
being
wasted
arguing
about
"legal
garbage"
while
not
enough
attention
la
being
paid
to
the
historical
background
of
the
land
claims
dispute.
In
the
following
article,
Prince
explains
why
he
feels
B.C.'a
history
since
the
coming
of
the
white
man
has
been
"the
story
of
a
continuing
rip-off
of
In
dian
land."
by
NICK
PRINCE
Chief
of
Necoslie
band
council
Alexander
Mackenzie
is
given
credit
for
being
the
first
white
man
to
reach
the
Pacific
Ocean
by
land
in
1793.
But
he
discovered
nothing
the
Indians
didn't
know
already.
In
fact,
the
Beaver,
Sekanls
and
Carrier
In
dians
didn't
know
what
to
make
of
the
poor
demented
man.
Imagine
wanting
so
much
to
see
the
big
water
1
The
Indians
felt
sorry
for
the
poor
guy.
So
they
showed
him
the
way
and
brought
him
back.
So
what
else
is
new?
And
all
this
was
happening
on
Indian
land.
Permission
had
to
be
acquired
to
go
through
inter-tribal
boundaries.
Such
was
the
law
of
the
land.
I
guess
old
Alex
told
his
cohorts
there
were
furs
and
game
in
the,
area
but
the
stupid
natives
used
only
what
they
needed
for
food
and
clothing
and
for
making
tools
necessary
to
make
life
easier
in
the
harsh
land.
So
old
Alex
said:
"Look,
these
natives
are
as
innocent
as
can
be.
They
haven't
learned
our
ways
of
greed,
malice,
Intoxication
or
thievery.
Let's
take
all
this
stuff
away
from
them
and
become
rich
and
famous."
By
gosh,
that
Is
exactly
what
they
did.
And
all
of
this
was
happening
on
Indian
land
!
Simon
Fraser
came
along
and
very
generously
gave
snuff
to
some
old
Indian
ladies
at
Nakazlie.
And
he
found
the
natives
here
were
still
innocent
as
can
be.
They
knew
not
the
ways
of
the
white
strangers
who
came
among
them.
They
gave
Fraser
and
his
cohorts
hospitality.
As
was
their
custom,
they
shared
what
they
had
with
the
strangers
until
they
went
away
again.
Old
Si
was
pretty
cagey.
When
he
got
home,
he
got
in
touch
with
his
old
friend
and
business
crony,
George
Simpson.
And
they
started
scheming.
They
said:
"These
people
are
peaceful
and
innocent
of
our
ways.
Let's
scare
the
hell
out
of
them
and
take
them
for
everything
we
can."
By
George,
that
is
exactly
what
happened
I
And
all
this
was
still
happening
on
Indian
land
1
Then
along
came
James
Douglas.
He
was
a
fatherly
sort,
all
smiles
and
white
teeth.
He
said
to
Si
and
Georgie:
"You
boys
have
done
a
good
job
here.
I
see
these
Indians
like
our
booze,
snuff
and
tobacco.
You
have
outdone
yourselves
in
creating
distrust
and
greed."
He
took
over
where
they
left
off
and
had
a
real
ball.
He
made
sure
the
Indians
were
ripped
off
left,
right
and
centre.
More
furs,
more
salmon,
more
work
more
of
everything
was
demanded.
And
while
the
poor
innocent
Indians
were
providing
Marine
college
wanted
VICTORIA
(CP)
-Afederal
fisheries
official
said
Wednesday
that
British
Columbia
is
the
only
marine
area
In
the
world
without
a
marine
college
and
the
provincial
government
should
do
something
about
it.
Capt.
Mitchell
Gay
of
Vancouver,
chief
of
the
federal
,
fisheries
department's
marine
unit,
said
the
situation
is
disgraceful
because
the
federal
government
has
$3
million
earmarked
for
B.C.'s
first
marine
college.
Capt.
Gay
said
Education
Minister
Pat
McGeer
should
complete
the
work
begun
by
Mr.
Brothers
as
soon
as
possible
and
not
listen
to
people
trying
to
persuade
him
to
allow
Vancouver
Community
Col
lege
to
have
a
marine
college.
all
of
this,
old
Oougie
was
writing
letters
to
some
people
back
east
and
in
England
telling
them
he
had
discovered
some
land
and
was
naming
it
New
Caledonia.
Imagine
doing
this
to
Indian
land
1
Then
along
came
the
Blackrobes.
They
were
surprised
to
find
that
these
pagan
savages
had
a
belief
in
the
Great
Spirit.
The
Indian
people
believed
in
what
they
had.
It
wasn't
an
empty
religion.
The
Blackrobes
said:
"These
people
have
a
sort
of
religion
and
they
have
proof
in
their
religion.
It's
all
around
them.
Let's
change
all
that."
And,
by
God,
that
is
exactly
what
they
didl
Meanwhile,
time
passed
and
old
Douglas
moved
on
to
another
piece
of
Indian
land
on
a
very
large
island
by
the
big
water.
He
knocked
a
few
more
heads
and
took
more
land
from
the
poor
innocent
Indians.
When
he
finally
left
the
scene,
his
followers
such
as
Thomas
Robert
Mclnnes
sent
letters
to
people
in
places
that
old
Dougle
had
been
and
they
very
generously
gave
away
the
land
even
though
it
didn't
belong
to
them.
I
wonder
who
gave
them
authority
to
give
away
Indian
land.
The
Indians
did
not
give
or
donate
any
land
to
the
white
strangers
who
came
to
beg
and
eat
at
our
expense.
None
of
my
forefathers
had
any
knowledge
of
the
Indians
having
given
up
their
land.
They
did
not
sign
any
papers.
And
the
white
strangers
didn't
even
fight
the
Indians
for
the
land.
Can
someone
bring
me
proof
that
this
land
v.
as
sold
or
given
up
by
the
Indians
to
be
distributed
by
some
ignorant
white
men?
If
there
is
no
proof,
it
surely
must
be
accepted
that
this
land
still
belongs
to
us.
This
is
my
answer
to
all
the
legal
garbage
about
who
owns
the
land,
And
I
urge
white
parents
to
tell
their
children
the
true
history
of
the
land
claims
issue,
if
they
dare.
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