 Poster: A snowHead
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The resort of Sun Peaks in British Columbia has been granted rights to expand on land which is claimed by the Secwepemc, an ancient tribe which claims it has never ceded rights.
The dispute has been going on for some years, and the Secwepemc have claimed that their traditional cabins and 'sweat lodges' have been torn down to make way for the resort's expansion. A protest at the weekend attracted hundreds of demonstators.
This website of the protest group Resist!ca explains their complaint.
Here's the website of the resort, Sun Peaks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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David,
I saw that report also. Apparently the owners of the resort (Nippon Cable) have plans to expand the resort's bed base from 4,000 to 24,000.
Some expansion.
Sun Peaks is one of the Canadian hills that I haven't got around to visiting yet. Looks like I'd better get there while it still has the cachet of a "great small resort", and before it gets upgraded to a condo-opolis.
It'll be interesting to see (i) the extent to which the tribal protest is supported by the locals in Kamloops, and /or (ii) whether the protest is just a means by which the tribal peoples can screw some more cash out of the resort company.
Also interesting will be to see whether this proposed expansion at Sun Peaks by the resort owners (who also include Nancy Greene and Al Raine as substantial investors) was triggered by Greenes's & Raine's frustration at their long drawn-out (and thus far unsuccessful) efforts to establish a new ski resort in BC (Cayoosh) in the face of strong native peoples' opposition (see http://www.anarac.com/Cayoosh_Ski_Resort.htm)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Another ski resort development which is being challenged on the basis of ancient land rights is Mount Garibaldi, also in British Columbia. In this case, the Squamish First Nation claims the territory surrounding the mountain.
This report from CBS News British Columbia.
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In this latest case, the Yakama Indian Nation have not approved the development of a ski resort on Mount Adams in Washington State. The proposed resort would have included eight ski lifts, a gondola and a cablecar ['tram' in US-speak] that would carry skiers to 11,100 feet on the 12,276-foot mountain, as well as three 18-hole golf courses, a casino, restaurant and 2,500 lodging units.
This report from Seattle Post-Intelligencer describes the mountain:
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Mount Adams is one of the largest volcanoes in the Cascade Range. Known as Pahto to American Indians in the region, the mountain was returned to the Yakamas in 1972 by President Nixon following a nearly 50-year boundary dispute.
The area is closed to non-tribal members and remains a culturally significant and pristine site for fishing, hunting and sacred food gathering. |
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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If I recall correctly, the plain immediately to the east of Mt. Adams contains a major nuclear waste dump.
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