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The Importance of the Nisgaa Treaty to Canadians by Thomas R. Berger, O.C., Q.C. Corry Lecture, Queens University, February 10, 1999 Fighting
Words Making History
Triumph
- Nisga'a Treaty Sends Signal of
Hope & Reconciliation Around the World Worth Repeating Globe and Mail, October 30, 1998 Vancouver Sun Opinion, October 29, 1998 Thomas R. Berger, O.C., Q.C. Joseph Gosnell's speech at the Nisga'a Treaty Initialing Ceremony August 4, 1998 On August 4, 1998, Nisga'a Chief Joseph Gosnell made history when he initialed the Nisga'a Treaty along with British Columbia Premier Glen Clark and federal Minister of Indian Affairs Jane Stewart. The ceremony, witnessed by more than 2,000 people in the Nisga'a village of New Aiyansh, made headlines around the world because the treaty is the first in modern British Columbia history. Joseph Gosnell's speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade February 24, 1998 "Today, on Federal Budget Day, I would like to take a few minutes and tell you about the economic benefits of the Nisga'a Treaty. And debunk a few myths along the way." Vancouver Sun Opinion, February 2, 1998 Nisga'a negotiators are on right road The Delgamuukw decision points Native and non-Native alike down a path neither can afford. This is a time to talk, not walk. Worth Repeating Book now for sale in B.C. bookstores. See news release. Vancouver Sun Op-Ed by Joseph Gosnell, Sr. Let's get on with the land-claim The following opinion piece, written by Nisga'a Tribal Council President Joseph Gosnell Sr., ran in the business pages of the Vancouver Sun newspaper on Dec. 19, 1997. Joseph Gosnell Speech to Royal Roads University Graduates For his role in negotiating the landmark Nisga'a Treaty, Nisga'a Tribal Council President Joseph Gosnell has been awarded the first honorary degree granted by Royal Roads University in Victoria. Chief Gosnell received a Doctor of Laws, (Honoris Causa) , at a convocation ceremony held October 17, 1997. This is the text of his speech to the first graduating class of the new university. Milton K. Wong: Economic Imperatives to Settle a Nisga'a TreatyMilton K. Wong, CEO of M.K. Wong Associates, urges the B. C. government to settle the Nisga'a Land Question. |
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