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East Fraser Bands negotiate

Item is a photograph of negotiations involving the East Fraser Bands in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia. The photograph is an interior snapshot of people sitting at long tables that are arranged in a square.

Lower Mainland (B.C.)

The negotiations were preceded by three months of intensive Band meetings to create an agreement that would give parents from various Bands in the area real control over the education of their children at St. Mary's Catholic School in Agassiz, British Columbia. The agreement was brought to the negotiating table by Bill Mussell, Denise Douglas, Christine Pettis, Bertha Peters, Carol McIntyre, Mary Lou Andrew and Wayne Bob. Also at the negotiating table was the School Board and the Department of Indian Affairs (DIA). The negotiations were successful and an agreement was reached that set a precedent. This was the first time a group of parents from various Bands in the Lower Mainland had a say about their children's education and specifically about a school's curriculum, teachers, discipline and use of capital funds

1 photograph : b&w acetate negative ; 35 mm

Related article appeared on page 4 of UBCIC News vol. 10, no. 1 (March 1979), entitled "East Fraser Bands Attach Conditions to Education Payments". Image appeared in UBCIC News, caption reads "After three months of intensive Band talks, the terms and conditions under which the Bands would pay tuition fees were brought to the negotiating table by Bill Mussell, Skwah Band; Johnny George of Aichlitz, Denise Douglas, Bertha Peters, Christine Pettis, Carol MacIntyre, Mary Lou Andrew and Wayne Bob of Seabird Island".

Andrew, Mary Lou (photographer)

Copyright held by Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

Title transcribed from label on photograph page protector

Date is between Mar. 7 and Apr. 20, 1979.

September 16, 2024