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Indians to surviv~? on tilair o:in .~,~crits in coiq~tition with ‘the :?oil-Indian soci-ty.2. -Pr-i~~&o--E~t~r~r;s-It is iiny.:r3tivc though that Inciia-ns onlist the m~rgies, resourcco mdtalsnts of privat~ zntc;rprisz in t!iis nost ;argent sffort. i.: ncmm..ndail Economic ii~volo~~n~nt Council tr, colprise Indians and succzssfulsznior cxccutive of industry iiorkin~ 'to: :ther- toward a comnon ;oil ofIiidiaii salf Sittr:rfiiznt and .~cono;.lic cissir~ilation with tho noil-Indiansoci'2ty.3. -Cgsst&vg ~zv_zl-op-~z,?nLIndiai~ raszmes generally hav~ not dovslopcd and this lack of sx7loi-tation roflccts 011 the narrow visw and rr,strictivc visws placocl upoiltha ?otcntial for Indian r3si3rvzs in prior pars . Continued wslfnrsoriontzd proj.?cts liavo d3nied tho Iirdias tl13 opportunity for self~conomic dev~lopncnt, largely du;? to Uxa lac!< of creative progra!:li-,un?and unddrstnndinz of Indians thst has ch.:~ra.ct~rizd. tlicl thin'xia~ ofgov;mnr~ont officials . Econoixic d-v2lopi;i;;i1t thsrzf oro mst b2 cr~~tivc:and nust bz tha r.;spensihility of Indians.It ,ii11~st 53 direct-2 byIndians.b. - Lizi&azipz ~o-Tl~vxlgpp~t-" lhc mmjor iinLxdimc?nt to tha achieveiii-nt of cconomic zqu.llity is not Alack of Indian onthusiasi;~, but a lac!: of tho capital rsrpirod to i~mi~.~uss of convzntional facilities.,hit Indians want is a bridg;. bat~i.:-ilthzir lack of cquity capital as a. down p,iy.fient on devolopr,~znt projzctsand tho finances and tha facilities of t11~ conventional institutions whovrovide financial rJsourcos for economic d+v~lopmont opportuniti~s..i szcond factor limitin. Indian d~volopii1oiit has bocn lack of educationand training.:ia proposs substantial increases in this rsgard in bothquality and quantity with fundin2 providsd by tho Federal Govornzvant.Tho rasourczs of privnt:: industxy rril.1 also bo snlistod in this worlc.. t!~h-d factor limiting Indian participatioil in ths conotiic lijlc of tl~l:cor~r~mnity at l-rr,rrL. ha.; be31i thz inability to obtain adequate t.:c:l?iical
3ssistancs.Indians sock incrcasiu.: involvs:%-ilt vith .md assist~nc~f FOKI thu priv.?ti busindss s.;ctor in this ~z5ard.5. &v_~&opgn&&gggzzproposs a vast ~c onoilic d~vclol~~;13iit p~ogiia!il u tilizin~skill~drssourcas pz~gl, in many divarss prof;ssioi~;..l and t;chnical arassimilar to those human r9sourczs prnvidcd to und~rd.>v~lopad cou;?trie::thYough tha Canadian Intsrnationdl 9;v>lo:xr;nt~sncy. !Je pruposi, a8,C . Inc'inii Economic Dov>lopi;~siit .:x;ncy and w~; expect si~ailnr assistailcs,i:lonztnry, educational, and tachnic~l, th~t our country now provid~s tounderd~ve1op;d countries..I; proposz also that the govormnt guarant~e mortgages mcpired forsconolnic dovaloprncnt in liau of providinz OLE-laiids as collateral to2r;vont alidnation of our lands.~%rt:lsi-, royalties from fishing, tizbor2nd minaraln should be provided to 3ssi:;t us in ccono!i~ic devolop~ant.ie props-; also that the Indian i
Page 2 and 3: DR.JT COPY.- TIIE ?.CD:DL&i POYITIO
Page 4 and 5: for purposes of constitutional guar
Page 6 and 7: Je desire recognition by the govern
Page 8 and 9: 'i%e appointment of an Indian claim
Page 10 and 11: - 9-S .
Page 12 and 13: Tho t1,ro senior governments should
Page 14 and 15: If Indian self-govemnt is to have a
Page 16 and 17: UNION OF: B.C. lNDfAN CHIEFSVI . E
Page 18 and 19: Comnity improvjrn::nt r:m;uir-salso
Page 20 and 21: IT"LL~J dducstional progr3;I should
Page 24 and 25: ~ ---.1. .1;C;L;: :i10;: .;'! ;po;l
Page 26 and 27: 3. ,Soripinal clairxs aiid troaty o
Page 28: 29. 'a16 councils to hnvo taxin% er

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