[Proceedings of the Supreme Court of British Columbia 1988-02-02]
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is part of: Delgamuukw Trial Transcripts
creator: British Columbia. Supreme Court
issued: 2013
created: 1988-02-02
description: In the Supreme Court of British Columbia, between: Delgamuukw, also known as Albert Tait, suing on his own behalf and on behalf of all the members of the House of Delgamuukw, and others, plaintiffs, and Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of British Columbia and the Attorney General of Canada, defendants: proceedings at trial.
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note: 3014 Proceedings 1 Vancouver, B.C. 2 February 2, 1988 3 4 (PROCEEDINGS RECONVENED AT 10:00 a.m.) 5 6 THE REGISTRAR: In the Supreme Court of British Columbia, this 7 Tuesday, the second day of February, 1988, in the 8 matter of Delgamuukw versus Her Majesty the Queen at 9 bar, My Lord. Both Mr. Alfred and Mr. Holland, you 10 are still under oath. 11 THE COURT: Ms. Mandell. 12 MS. MANDELL: Thank you, My Lord. Two preliminary matters. I 13 first like to advise the court that Mr. Rush will be a 14 bit late this morning and I ask the court's leave with 15 respect to that. 16 THE COURT: Certainly. 17 MS. MANDELL: And I also wanted to advise the court that there 18 was a death in Mr. Alfred's family yesterday, and 19 the -- both Mr. Alfred and Mr. Holland will be wanting 2 0 to go home for the arrangements to be made for the 21 funeral feast. I've advised my friends of this and 22 all parties will take steps to try to be finished the 23 evidence of this witness by noon on Wednesday. But I 24 wanted to advise Your Lordship of that. 25 THE COURT: That is the evidence in chief or the evidence -- 26 MS. MANDELL: No. I hope to be finished the evidence in chief 27 by the break now. 28 THE COURT: Yes, all right. Well do you have another witness to 29 follow? 30 MS. MANDELL: Yes. 31 THE COURT: All right. Well I'm sure I speak for all of us when 32 I express our regrets at the loss to which the family 33 has suffered. May I inform counsel that if it's 34 convenient, I would prefer not to sit on Friday 35 afternoon. There is the midwinter meeting of the 36 Canadian Bar Association and they asked me to make a 37 report on the state of the trial which is a matter of 38 some concern to the bar, and I have indicated to them 39 I would try to make myself available. I don't think 40 it's essential I be there but I'm rather expected to 41 tell the lawyers what they already know. 42 MS. MANDELL: That you are overcrowded. 43 THE COURT: No. That this case is taking up all their time I 44 thin…
has type: Trial proceedings
spatial: British Columbia
identifier: KEB529.5.L3 B757
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0019293
language: English
subject: Uukw, Delgam, 1937-
subject: Indigenous peoples--Canada
subject: Oral history
subject: Wet'suwet'en First Nation
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : United Reporting Service Ltd.
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