Edna Ned

Identifier

1.03710

Title

Edna Ned

Scope and contents

Item is a photograph of Edna Ned of the Sumas Band at court proceedings involving fishing in Matsqui, British Columbia. The photograph is an interior snapshot of Edna Ned sitting in a chair in front of a window with her purse on her lap waiting outside the courtroom on April 18th, 1979.

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Subject

Fishing rights--British Columbia

Aboriginal title and rights--Law and legislation--British Columbia--Cases

Names

Ned, Edna

Context

In September of 1978, Edna Ned of the Sumas Band was charged with transporting fish across a commercial boundary, illegally disposing of fish, and possession of salmon where salmon was illegal. Judge Kelly ruled that she did commit the offences that she was charged with but gave her an absolute discharge.

Matsqui Fish Trials