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Native Council of Canada places housing reform atop agenda
The Native Council of Canada held its first annual general assembly in Ottawa March 22 25 focusing on adequate housing for low and no income natives. Delegates described dire conditions including families in tents and crowded single rooms while praising the Chetwynd project as a model. The meeting also covered the James Bay hydro project protests, poverty’s impact on self respect, and calls for Metis self planning of development with leaders re elected Tony Belcourt Yvonne Dumont and Gloria Gabor.
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Native Council of Canada
al Thomas
Kamloops
B.C
Chetwynd
Frank Oberley Chetwynd
B.C. Association of Non-Status Indians
Chewynd
Assembly
Quebec
James Bay
Gene Rheaume
North West Territories
Manitoba
Edna Linklater
Neice
Sylvia Thomas
Tony Belcourt
Alberta
Yvonne Dumont
Gloria Gabor