National Chief Matthew Coon Come reports the Atlantic chiefs are willing to reserve judgement on the recently announced treaty process in Atlantic Canada.

It was revealing, he said, that it took a year-and-a-half for the federal government to come up with a forum for discussing how to react when the Supreme Court says a policy is legally wrong - which is essentially what happened in the Marshall decision.

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Craig Duck Chief readily agrees the artifacts he and other archaeology students are uncovering are not on par with the grand discoveries that have come out of Egypt, but nonetheless, the finds are important.

The bones, beads, stone tools and jewelry are historical proof the Secwepemc people and, in particular, those living in the Kamloops area along the Thompson River valley, did not just live by the water and survive on fish for their food. They also migrated to the sandy terraces or the area depending on the climate and fish cycles.

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Craig Duck Chief readily agrees the artifacts he and other archaeology students are uncovering are not on par with the grand discoveries that have come out of Egypt, but nonetheless, the finds are important.

The bones, beads, stone tools and jewelry are historical proof the Secwepemc people and, in particular, those living in the Kamloops area along the Thompson River valley, did not just live by the water and survive on fish for their food. They also migrated to the sandy terraces or the area depending on the climate and fish cycles.

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here are seven communities within the Ktunaxa nation - the Columbia Lake Indian Band, Kutenai Tribe of Idaho, Lower Kootenay Indian Band, Salish/Kootenai/Flathead Indian Reservation, Shuswap Indian Band, St. Mary's Indian Band, and Tobacco Plains Indian Band.

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here are seven communities within the Ktunaxa nation - the Columbia Lake Indian Band, Kutenai Tribe of Idaho, Lower Kootenay Indian Band, Salish/Kootenai/Flathead Indian Reservation, Shuswap Indian Band, St. Mary's Indian Band, and Tobacco Plains Indian Band.

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A number of celebrations are being planned across British Columbia to commemorate National Aboriginal Day on June 21.

In Bamfield, National Aboriginal Day will see the conclusion of A Journey Home, a fundraising walk from Victoria to Pachena Bay. The event will begin in Victoria June 14, with participants expected to arrive home on June 21.

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A number of celebrations are being planned across British Columbia to commemorate National Aboriginal Day on June 21.

In Bamfield, National Aboriginal Day will see the conclusion of A Journey Home, a fundraising walk from Victoria to Pachena Bay. The event will begin in Victoria June 14, with participants expected to arrive home on June 21.

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This is the first year Bill Blaney has been involved in the annual BC Elders Gathering, but that hasn't stopped him from getting involved in a big way.

Blaney was named as king of the Elders Gathering 2000 in Campbell River.

"It's an important role, I think, to be representing the Elders as king and queen," Blaney said.

Blaney is also a member of the fundraising committee for this year's gathering, and made a major contribution to the art auction fundraiser held in May.

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This is the first year Bill Blaney has been involved in the annual BC Elders Gathering, but that hasn't stopped him from getting involved in a big way.

Blaney was named as king of the Elders Gathering 2000 in Campbell River.

"It's an important role, I think, to be representing the Elders as king and queen," Blaney said.

Blaney is also a member of the fundraising committee for this year's gathering, and made a major contribution to the art auction fundraiser held in May.

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When BC Elders Gathering Queen Irene Wydeness hands over her crown to her successor at the end of this year, it will bring an end to her reign, but not to her busy schedule.

Wydeness began her reign as queen following last year's gathering in Kamloops.

"We went to Kamloops, and we put our bid in to have the gathering in Campbell River. There were other cities that put their bids in, and Campbell River won their bid, and so we had to elect a queen for the Elders gathering, and the Elders elected me as the queen. It's quite an honor," Wydeness said.