06 Feb Aboriginal groups divided on whether to support Olympics: 80 of B.C.’s 203 bands refuse to participate because government and Vanoc ignore ‘horrific levels of poverty,’ their leader says (The Vancouver Sun)
The head of the Four Host First Nations, Tewanee Joseph, has been criss-crossing the country since 2003 selling the Olympics to first nations communities. He’s achieved signed agreements with more than a dozen provincial and national aboriginal groups setting out their involvement with the 2010 Olympic Games. But despite his efforts, aboriginal groups are divided. No where is that more noticeable than here at home with the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, representing 80 of the 203 bands in the province, refusing to participate in the games… go to article