And now:"S.I.S.I.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON FOR GUSTAFSEN INQUIRY!
Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty (S.I.S.I.S.)
January 14, 1999
As we celebrate the announcement of the parole & release of Shuswap elder
Wolverine, who has been imprisoned since September 1995 for defending
sacred Sundance grounds, we must keep the pressure on for an inquiry into
the siege of the Ts'peten Defenders.
The Vancouver Island District Council of C.U.P.E. B.C. recently joined
other labour organizations and countless other groups and individuals who
have pledged their support for an independent, impartial inquiry. We urge
any of you who have not yet signed on to do so, and to encourage other
groups to sign on.
For more information, or to join the call for an inquiry:
http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/GustLake/support.html
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From: Vancouver Island District Council
- C.U.P.E. B.C.
Nov. 27, 1998
The Honourable Glen Clark
Premier of British Columbia
156 West Annex
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, B.C., V8V 1X4
Dear Mr. Premier:
In a letter to you dated August 26, 1998, the Canadian Union of Public
Employees, Local 50 (City of Victoria Outside Workers) called for a public
inquiry into the 1995 federal and provincial para-military operation near
Gustafsen Lake.
Since this operation took place against occupants of the Ts'peten Sundance
camp which is situated upon unceded, Shuswap traditional territory, and the
legal issues of indigenous sovereignty and jurisdiction of the Shuswap
people remained unsettled, the Vancouver Island District Council of CUPE,
representing thousands of workers on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine
Coast joins the call for a full public inquiry into this matter.
Sincerely,
Holman Louis
Secretary
CUPE Vancouver Island District Council
cc: Bill Lightbown, Ts'peten Defense Committee
Phil Fontaine, Grand Chief, Assembly of First Nations
Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty
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S.I.S.I.S. Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty
P.O. Box 8673, Victoria, "B.C." "Canada" V8X 3S2
EMAIL : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
WWW: http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/SISmain.html
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