[PEN-L:1371] Canada's Secret Indian Archives

["James Michael Craven" <cravjm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

LAWYER CONVINCED OF SECRECY
Alberni Valley News, August 25, 1998

[S.I.S.I.S. note:  The following mainstream news article may
contain biased or distorted information and may be missing
pertinent facts and/or context. It is provided for reference only.]

 NANAIMO - The federal government has secret archives relating to the
Alberni Indian Residential School, Peter Grant, lead lawyer for 31 former
students suing the government and the United Church of Canada, told B.C.
Supreme Court Monday.

 In the midst of lawyers wrangling over the scheduling of witnesses late
Monday afternoon, Mr. Grant told Mr. Justice Donald Brenner that he
recently discovered that the federal government has "secret archives that
exist that have not been disclosed. These are not in the National
Archives."

 Mitchell Taylor, lead lawyer for the federal government, said there are no
secret archives. He told Mr. Justice Brenner that Mr. Grant's allegation
was a "surprising, shocking, outrageous comment to just pop up like that in
court."

 In an interview, Mr. Grant said he recently learned of the existence of
the secret archives and he is convinced they exist. He said "Canada,"
meaning Mr. Mitchell's team, is also aware of the archives, and "I intend
to make demands for these from Canada."
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More information on Canada's genocidal residential schools:
     http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/resschool/main.html

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 James Craven
 Dept. of Economics,Clark College
 1800 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, WA. 98663
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