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South Okanagan Photos

Work together protocol signed ~ “we are all here to stay”

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Below Yvonne Weinert, Councillor for the Osoyoos Indian Band as she is about to sign the protocol on behalf of the leaders and people of the OIB.

In the picture above she is joined by RDOS Acting Chair Mark Pendergraft of Osoyoos and Lower Similkameen Band Chief Rob Edward, Penticton Indian Band Chief Jonathon Kruger and elder Richard Armstrong who acted as witness to the three band/RDOS Agreement.

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Earlier on ODN

Regional District directors voted in favour of an agreement with Indian bands in the RDOS based on wording first agreed to more than 5 years ago.

Municipal and regional leaders met with native leaders recently in Osoyoos and promised to move quickly to get this protocol signed.

Quoting RDOS CEO Bill Newell – there is benefit not danger in this agreement.

In a previous board legal opinions began to play a part in the effort to get a protocol. Newell says history shows that the signing was aborted because of one “where as” clause that spoke to aboriginal rights and title – that is embed in the constitution.