Native Land claim negotiations somewhat veiled

I just stumbled on this article. Now isn't this just typical. How much land is enough and when will this whole giving away the farm stop. Maybe Al Gore will be right and all the natives will have claim to in 10 years is a pile of mud. Of course then we will have to give them more land because of course everything is the fucking white mans' fault.



MP wants you to know the whole story about Treaty
Dec, 17 2007 - 10:10 PM


DELTA/CKNW(AM980) - The MP for Delta-Richmond East is sounding the alarm over the way the Federal Government is handling the Tsawwassen Treaty.
John Cummins says residents aren't getting the full story on the issue of taxation once the treaty is implemented, "The Federal Government is saying very clearly that the income tax will apply to the Indian Band, that members of the Indian Band will be paying income tax the same as other Canadians and that's simply not the case."

He says while Band members will no longer be exempted from paying taxes, the taxes they do pay will go the Tsawwassen Government rather than the Federal Government and be used for the Bands own needs.




Cummins says the Federal Government also hasn't clearly explained how non-native residents will be taxed, "Non-Native residents of the Reserve, who far out number the residents of the reserve, their income tax will also be going and be paid to the Band and that's a considerable amount of money."

Ccmmins says he's afraid that if the public isn't fully educated about the issues contained in the Treaty, it will lead to bitterness and mistrust rather than reconciliation.