[news] Tahltan Band Office Occupation (Day 25)

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Elders continue demand: "Tahltan chief step down" by Ron Collins | Original to Resist.ca "Jerry Asp is the elected Indian Act chief of the Tahltan First Nation. Last month, he was the poster boy for the BC Liberal government's new "BC Mining Plan" which promoted a new synergy between native communities and the mining industry. Now he is not even welcomed in his own office. 35 Tahltan elders, between the ages of 55 and 84, have been occupying their band council's office in Telegraph Creek for 25 days. They say their chief has abandoned traditional values in pursuit of a fast buck and are asking him to step down."

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/2/10/51841/7281