The BC Indian Position Paper, Draft Copy - Union of British ...
The BC Indian Position Paper, Draft Copy - Union of British ...
The BC Indian Position Paper, Draft Copy - Union of British ...
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i rcvissd <strong>Indian</strong> :ct should rccoDiza tho aced and indeed our desireto administer our own affairs..h, <strong>Indian</strong>s <strong>of</strong> :ritish Columbia pro-pose tbat an annual budget be appropriated 5y Parliaxlent for <strong>Indian</strong>ssimilar to appropriations made to other Federal 'Sovernment depart~lents,that these budgets be prepared by <strong>Indian</strong>s and the funds administeredby <strong>Indian</strong>s and not be subject to approval in any way by any FederalSovernment dopartmont.<strong>Indian</strong>s should answer directly to Parliamentfor the administration <strong>of</strong> thzso funds.It is our wish that royalties fror,~ natural resources encompassed withinour aboriginal rights bc used to su:~sidize the <strong>Indian</strong> administration<strong>of</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> affairs.firther, that land taxes collected on <strong>Indian</strong>reservations whether now considered alienated or not be returnad bythe province to the <strong>Indian</strong>s <strong>of</strong> 3ritish Columbia and all such taxescollected. in the future also be retui-ned to <strong>Indian</strong>s.Jc recogniec: the continuing neod for an <strong>Indian</strong> Xfairs ?ranch. butone that is suller in struct.~rc and rnoro closely attuned to theneuds <strong>of</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> people; a branch that will strve the interests <strong>of</strong><strong>Indian</strong> peoplo, rather than be authoritarian in nature.'<strong>The</strong> role <strong>of</strong>the <strong>Indian</strong> 'ffairs 3mnch as xe seo it is a inuch smaller success orbody to senre mainly as the keeper <strong>of</strong> thc Lhsen's promises, thetreaties and the lands.';be role <strong>of</strong> the Branch is explained in theFkwthorn report can play a valuable role in the Canadian comaunity*";hc <strong>Indian</strong> dfairs 3ronch should act as a national conscienceto sec th.lt socisl .xnd economic equullity is achieved betw:en1ndi:ms and whites. This role includes the persistent idvocacyto Indim needs, the persistant axposu-re <strong>of</strong> shortcomings inthe govement.11 trc:~tmenthat Tndians receive and the persistentrernoval <strong>of</strong> ethnic tonsions betmeen <strong>Indian</strong>s and whites.<strong>Indian</strong>s should be rcgardod as 'citizens plus'. In addition to thenoml rights md dutios <strong>of</strong> citizenship, <strong>Indian</strong>s possess certainadditional rights as charter members <strong>of</strong> the Canadian cormnity.<strong>The</strong> Indinn iffairs '3ranch has a special responsibility to seethat the plus aspects <strong>of</strong> Canadian citizenship Are respected, andthat governaents and the Canadian people arc educated in theacceptance <strong>of</strong> thsir existonce.;'
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