July 4, 2002 - Last night hundreds of BC Treaty Referendum ballots were incinerated as a ball of flame erupted off the shore of the Songhees First Nation in a cardboard canoe used to symbolically set the Campbell government and its unpopular referendum adrift. The long cardboard canoe dubbed the S.S. Referendum was stuffed with ballots, doused with a flammable liquid and then Chief Judith Sayers of Hupacasath First Nation lighted it with a flaming arrow. With a loud bang fierce fire quickly erupted and spread through the paper ballots and consumed them all and the canoe as dozens of people stood on shore cheering. It was part of several hours of celebration, including traditional dances in the Big House and words of gratitude to all the Aboriginal and non-aboriginals who supported the referendum boycott and protest.

Summit's referendum ballot efforts a success
Bill Wilson is Out - New Eexecutive Elected

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for Photos from the February 23,2002
Victoria, BC Rally
(Photos courtesy of Te'mexw Treaty Association)

Secwepemc - Sun Peaks

"BC Education Cuts and Policy Changes
the Impact on Aboriginals"
February 2002

Sounding the Alarm Over Government Budget Threats
November 2001

Common Concerns

British Columbia Premier's introductory letter
to the First Nations

June 5th, 2001
Victoria, British Columbia
Aboriginals Join Forces with Labour and Anti-Poverty Groups
A Social Justice Protest
While New Liberal Government Gets Sworn into Office

May 17th, 2001
Liberal Landslide Victory in BC
What Lies Ahead? Aboriginals Anticipate Sparky Days

May 15th, 2001
On the last day of the BC Election campaign
Protest turns ugly in Vancouver
Frustration and Anger of Aboriginals and anti-Poverty Groups
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Getting Out The Vote
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Members of Victoria Aboriginal community rally

at BC Legislature May 14, 2001 including
NDP Candidates Carole James & Charley Beresford
No Surprise - No Liberals Showed Up

NDP Candidate Metis Carole James

with rally organizer Rose Henry
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-----------Aboriginal People and the 2001 BC Election-------- -------------- OPINION Aboriginal Political Action Committee ------------- Getting Out The Vote Victoria Aboriginal Community Rally May 14th,2001 ------------- Uninformed media attacks on Aboriginals ------------- Gail Sparrow called a revolutionary Aboriginal voice ------------- Referendum on treaties will bring people together says Campbell ------------- Aboriginal candidate wants treaty talks suspended ------------- Holy! A Grassroots Aboriginal Political Movement! Pundits & Pollsters Beware! ------------- Aboriginal Political Action Committee Natives Doing Politics This is a Word .doc file ------------- UNN President Scott Clark How to get Aboriginal people to vote ------------- PERSPECTIVE - A BC Liberal Government in 2001? Danger! Warning! Trouble with a capital T -------------- BC Premier calls Treaty Referendum an assault on minority rights ------------- Aboriginal Affairs Minister Argues against Treaty Referendum ------------- The Liberals and their Referendum Plan ------------- BC Treaty Information ------------- The Nisga'a Treaty -------------

"The greatest burden of the Alliance was not, as its enemies
claimed, that it had a hidden agenda, but that its public
agenda didn't stay hidden."
.... Peter C. Newman commenting on the Alliance Party
and the results of the 2000 Canadian election

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