[Proceedings of the Supreme Court of British Columbia 1989-03-09]
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is part of: Delgamuukw Trial Transcripts
creator: British Columbia. Supreme Court
issued: 2013
created: 1989-03-09
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: 13067 A. Mills (for Plaintiffs) In chief by Mr. Rush 1 Vancouver, B.C. 2 March 9th, 1989 3 4 (PROCEEDINGS RESUMED PURSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT) 5 6 THE REGISTRAR: In the Supreme Court of British Columbia. 7 Vancouver, this Thursday, March 9, 1989. Calling 8 Delgamuukw versus Her Majesty the Queen at bar. 9 I caution the witness, you're still under oath. 10 THE COURT: Mr. Mackenzie. 11 MR. MACKENZIE: My lord, we have checked our records with 12 respect to those interviews which Mr. Rush mentioned 13 yesterday, and we've confirmed that we did receive 14 them in November as Mr. Rush indicated, and September. 15 THE COURT: Well, I made a lucky guess. Thank you, Mr. 16 Mackenzie. 17 MR. RUSH: Thank you. 18 19 A. MILLS, Resumed: 20 21 EXAMINATION IN CHIEF BY MR. RUSH CONTINUED: 22 Q Dr. Mills, your opinion is in front of you. I wonder 23 if you would please turn to page 215. This is in your 24 final chapter of the opinion and I'd like to refer you 25 to the last paragraph which says, and I quote: 26 27 "The Wet'suwet'en have incorporated 28 Christianity into their lives but they have 29 not lost their own unique way of relating to 30 the world and the land that has been theirs 31 since before their first prophets told of 32 the vast changes that were to come. While 33 the lives of the Wet'suwet'en have changed, 34 as have the lives of all people in the 35 twentieth century, the Wet'suwet'en continue 36 to relate to the modern world from the 37 wisdom of their tradition into which they 38 have been born over the millenia. that 39 tradition is founded on treating all life 4 0 forms, be they human or animal with 41 respect." 42 43 End Quote. And is that your opinion, Dr. Mills, 44 with respect to this chapter? 45 A Yes. 46 Q I'd like to direct your attention specifically to the 47 phrase in the second line of that paragraph that I've 1306? A. Mills (for Plaintiffs) In chief by Mr. Rush 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35…
has type: Trial proceedings
spatial: British Columbia
identifier: KEB529.5.L3 B757
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0019629
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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