Fisheries committee  There was a time when we were actually sanctioned to mark our fish as native fish. That was fought in the courts and it was found to be unconstitutional for our people to mark our fish while nobody else marked their fish.

Fisheries committee  We have two parcels of land. One's on the north side of the river and one's on the south side of the river. We actually did build a pony dyke to protect the north side of the river, because it's left in the flood plain. When we did that, we built it on our own in 1972. We bought

Fisheries committee  We feel that in order to have an inquiry into any subject, a lot of funds must be involved. We feel that funds spent in bettering the management and developing better habitat would be more wisely spent.

Fisheries committee  I'll answer that question from a first nations point of view and how we feel about our rights to the resources and everything once we have the resources at home. Our people were a bartering people and a fish commodity was part of our bartering trade with the nations neighbouring

Fisheries committee  We probably don't support an inquiry.

Fisheries committee  One of the things we bring to the table about more flexibility is that our people have always felt that the best way to get somewhere is through co-management. Flexibility means having the department realize that a lot of their unilateral decisions weren't good for anybody, and h

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  I'm not too sure if any of them do. We used to have people participating in the commercial industry probably twenty or thirty years ago, but not today. In the recreational fishery, I don't think there are too many. There might be one or two members who participate in it.

Fisheries committee  Our community right now has a membership of just under 500. About 60% live off reserve.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  Most of our fishermen would probably fish eight to ten months of the year.

Fisheries committee  But not consistently.

Fisheries committee  It's up to the individual members. We don't designate any individuals to do the fishing for everybody.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  One of the things on the gravel issue is that it's not only the Department of Fisheries that's involved. You have the Province of B.C. and also the local communities, the municipalities, the City of Chilliwack and the Fraser Valley Regional District. They're all involved in the g