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Cummings feels if any type of development is to proceed, the areas original inhabitants should share in the obligations and rewards of the project. YC H official Cummings, a Thornhill resident, said the James Bay settlement allows the Indians surface title to specified areas and cash awards. but they can‘t interfere with develop- ment even though it in- terferes with their traditional lifestyle. RICHMOND HILL â€" Jane Gillespie. director of pharmacy at York Central Hospital, is among the speakers to address the annual Ontario Hospital Association convention in Toronto this week. Peter Cummings, a professor at Osgoode Hall law school, pointed out these facts last Thursday at Thornhill United Church during an in- formal speech about the rights of Canada's native people. Miss Gillespie will take part in a formal debate on the pros and cons of adding new drugs to the pharmacy inventory. The debate is part of the af- ternoon session today (Wednesday.) The Eskimo claim on Mackenzie River Valley territory was successful when brought to trial, lost to gas and oil interests on appeal, and the case is now before the supreme court. The association con- vention attracts some 7.000 delegates annually. They represent hospitals and health care organizations across Canada and the United States. By Marilyn McDonald THORNHILL â€"- The dispute between native Indians and the hydro- electric commission over land rights in the James Bay area has been set- tled. The government will expropriate the land. in convention Lawyer states case for natives I am in receipt of a list supplied to me by the Assess- ment Commissioner under Section 23 of the Assess- ment Act, R50. 1970, as amended, which shows the school support of every inhabitant who is entitled to direct taxes for school support purposes. The list was publicly posted in the Town Clerk’s Office, 10,266 Yonge Street, on the 25th day of October, 1976, and is available for public examination in case of errors or omissions of electors. The last day for filing of applications f0r revision of the list is November 5, 1976. I shall attend at my office on the 25th day of October, 1976, between the hours of 8:30 am. and 4:30 pm. for the revision of the list and shall continue to do so from day to day, except Saturday and Sunday, until all applications filed on or before November lst, 1976, have been disposed of. October 22, 1976 TO ALL INHABITANTS ENTITLED TO DIRECT TAXES FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT PURPOSES TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL Mm amount $500 lntenst paid Annually lnleresl pand Sewn-annually, Montth (Mun $5000) or Compoundedrgng paid al maturity |¢ vflcucts 't'Ofie v vylt. ie will take 1] debate on d cons of rugs to the entory. The L of the af- ;ion today ation con- acts some 5 annually. 1t hospitals ;h care 5 across the United In 11 treaties (plus subsequent amendments) signed since con- federation the Indians have ceded almost 1.5 million square miles of land in exchange for such government obligations as one square mile of reserve land for each family of five, subject of course, to the govem- ments right to ap- propriate for federal public purposes; hunting, trapping and fishing Toronto: 199 Bay St‘ (416) 36341132 (MrV Keith Emer) Rates sublecl to change wnhout pnor notice {-(ahlax. qureal. Oyebec. Onawa. Iownlu London. Wmupeg, Reyna. Saékaitborfiu: fidmonton. Vernon. Wnne Fbck Vancouver. Vicfoné Servmg Onlano sunce 1881 Assels In excess 0| $800 mmon C.D. Weldon, Clerk, Town of Richmond Hill NOTICE “Really, they're only asking for special rights pertaining to hunting and fishing,“ he said. Land-use commission? Cummings suggested the government set up a land use planning com- mission to advise about and set aside con- servation areas for hunting, trapping and fishing. Recounting how the practise of making treaties with the various tribes begain in the British colonies now the United States, Cummings contended settlements based on historical rights have been a failure. “In future," he urged, “let’s be more liberal." Peter Cummings ..... Thornhill man was Eskimos Canada’s approxim- ately15,000 Eskimos have no treaties with the government. Their land has been taken over by federal or provincial jurisdictions and they remain. in essence. squatters on their own land. rights; medals and flags and continuing benefits of $5 per Indian. Should I Borrow is a question we all ask ourselves at one time or another. But now it's a lot easier to come up with the right answers. Because the Royal Bank has put most of the answers into a new booklet called “Should I Borrow?" It explains how interest and time ‘ . payments work, how to examine your budget to see what you can afford, and almost everything else you should take into consideration. Why not 'drop in today and pick up your free copy. If you have any questions, please come see me or one of the staff. For when it makes good sense to borrow. A lot of people like the Royal Bank for Term Plan Loans. John Lawrence Manager Richmond Hill 884-1138 ’ counsel The Indian Act, first passed in 1876 and revised in successive steps until 1951, is the foundation for administration of Indian affairs in Canada. Intended to protect native rights, the act has failed as a policy in Cummings opinion. Calling ‘ it an assimilative, patemal- istic policy" resulting in a serving Ontario ROYAL BAN K “That‘s not to suggest they are individually passive." he added. “In a disagreement the hunter prevails.” In some areas, the native people are ac- cepting settlements of 128 acres per person because it’s at least some “Everything was done for them, so toâ€"day you have the most disad- vantaged group in Canada. “Their average per capita income is $730 per year." Cummings thinks many of our native people tend to avoid conflict, that they are loath to make a decision that isn’t unanimous. very dependent relationship. be said: “It caused the exact opposite of what it set out to do." Confusion and disunity are causing many Eskimos and Indians to settle for less than what they could get if they were better organized. guarantee for the future. “They could get over Rather than em- phasizing and en- couraging the positive aspects of the native way of life, Cummings said we’re causing their values to change to our values. $500 million, Cummings. But he emphasized there is a strong non- native segment very much opposed to any settlement. There’s also apathy and a lack of understanding about Canada’s aboriginal races on the part of non-natives. Not to mention the increasing demand for new gas, oil and hydro-electric power sources. He attended a 1970 Eskimo conference as a volunteer resource person and later was counsel to the Inuit Tapirisat (brotherhood) of Canada. “I think the pipeline is destined to go through," concluded Cummings. 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