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INNU, TOBIN DISAGREE ON DEMANDS
March 9, 1999, Canadian Press
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GOOSE BAY, Nfld. (CP) -- The Innu say they don't want to control the bulk
of Labrador, despite claims to the contrary by Premier Brian Tobin. Daniel
Ashini, chief negotiator for the aboriginals, said Tuesday he's proposing
natives have a direct say over 22 per cent of Labrador and a co-management
agreement for an additional 23 per cent.
Tobin said Monday that Newfoundland would never give up the 80 per cent of
Labrador land sought by the Innu Nation in a land-claims settlement. If the
province refused the demand, Tobin claimed the Innu would stop a Lower
Churchill River hydro project the province is developing with Quebec. Tobin
said the provincial government is only prepared to negotiate a land-claims
settlement, self-government and a role for the Innu in the Lower Churchill
power development. "But you can't hold the people of Newfoundland and
Labrador hostage by saying that before anything can occur, Newfoundland and
Labrador has to give up 80 per cent of Labrador to the Innu Nation," he
said. Tobin said talks with the Innu have been fraught with difficulties.
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