Land claims case goes ahead

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A suit against the Canadian and British Columbia governments for Native control of 57,000 square kilometers of northwestern BC will continue even though the Natives' funding for the case has been cut by the federal government.

The Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en bands were promised $3.5 million by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs to fight the case, but that amount was cut in May.

An adjournment was requested so the bands could raise more money, but the BC Supreme Court refused, saying additional financial support may still be found before the September 8 resumption of the trial.