I AM ... B RUBY SAM ! & I Ask Permission To Be Your Chief !
Thank You For Allowing Me To Speak With You Tonight.
I Am Honoured. And, Therefore, I Am Duty Bound To Respect Your Wishes For Our Future – And, For Our Rightful Place As Historical, Strong Leaders In Quw’utsun Coast Salish Territories.
I Am Of Quamichan Village, Within My Family Is The Heritage Of Chief Kakalatza. And, Today, I Stand Before You Wondering Where Our Future As A Great, Powerful Peoples Will Lie If We Are To Become Treatied Peoples ?
Within Our Traditional Territories Lies All Of The Necessities For A Good, Healthy Life – A Long Life Like Those Of Our Grandfathers & Grandmothers Who Used To Live Into Their Late Nineties !!!
Today, We See Our Children Packing Slurpies And Fries Into Their Bellies; When We Know That Less Than 100 Years Ago It Was Still Possible To Enjoy A Good, Natural Diet Of Fish, Berries And Wild Game !
It is Always Easy To Criticize Those Previous Elected Councils And Chiefs For Their Decisions – Or, Lack Of Them!
It Is Also Easy To Wonder Why We Have So Many Bankruptcies In Our Nation ? How Do We Explain That More Than $300 Million Dollars Has Filtered Through Our Administration Over The Last 10 Years ?
Where Are The Jobs ? Where Are The Educated Young People ? Where Are The New Homes To Replace Those 400 Homes That Are Mould Infected ?
Where Is Our Health Care And Care For The Elders ? Why Do We Suffer So Much In A Land Of Such Plentifulness ?
Where Are The Right Decisions ?
Well, I Propose That Those Good, Rightful Decisions Will Come Forward From YOUR HEARTS & YOUR CARING COUNSEL TO Your ELECTED AND EMPLOYED DECISON-MAKERS.
IF You Are A CP Holder – Where Is Your Security When The Band Office Can Come Forward And Say “ Well, Your Land Is Now BAND LAND !!!”
Why Have Westbank & Sechelt Just Withdrawn From Any Further “Treaty” Negotiations – Saying The Expense and The DEBT Is A Waste Of TIME !!!
We Need To Work Together More Than EVER !
We Need TRUTHFULNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY FROM OUR LEADERS & ADMINSTRATION !
We NEED INAC To RESPECT US & OUR TRADITIONAL TERRITORIAL RIGHTS !!!
WHY HAVE WE NOT FOUND THIS TODAY ? !!!
Today We Need To Get BEYOND THE HOLLOW PROMISES !
I Am Well Educated and Experienced Dealing With Elizabeth II and Her Government Of Canada !
My Family Has A History Of Standing Up To Protect & Preserve Our Coast Salish Hulquminum Traditions, Languages And Cultural Ways !
Today we ARE At A Cross Roads – Please, Vote For Me To Become Your True Leader and Advocate Speaker.
I Offer You My Integrity, Strength, Wisdom, Honour And Courage !
I Am Honoured. And, Therefore, I Am Duty Bound To Respect Your Wishes For Our Future – And, For Our Rightful Place As Historical, Strong Leaders In Quw’utsun Coast Salish Territories.
I Am Of Quamichan Village, Within My Family Is The Heritage Of Chief Kakalatza. And, Today, I Stand Before You Wondering Where Our Future As A Great, Powerful Peoples Will Lie If We Are To Become Treatied Peoples ?
Within Our Traditional Territories Lies All Of The Necessities For A Good, Healthy Life – A Long Life Like Those Of Our Grandfathers & Grandmothers Who Used To Live Into Their Late Nineties !!!
Today, We See Our Children Packing Slurpies And Fries Into Their Bellies; When We Know That Less Than 100 Years Ago It Was Still Possible To Enjoy A Good, Natural Diet Of Fish, Berries And Wild Game !
It is Always Easy To Criticize Those Previous Elected Councils And Chiefs For Their Decisions – Or, Lack Of Them!
It Is Also Easy To Wonder Why We Have So Many Bankruptcies In Our Nation ? How Do We Explain That More Than $300 Million Dollars Has Filtered Through Our Administration Over The Last 10 Years ?
Where Are The Jobs ? Where Are The Educated Young People ? Where Are The New Homes To Replace Those 400 Homes That Are Mould Infected ?
Where Is Our Health Care And Care For The Elders ? Why Do We Suffer So Much In A Land Of Such Plentifulness ?
Where Are The Right Decisions ?
Well, I Propose That Those Good, Rightful Decisions Will Come Forward From YOUR HEARTS & YOUR CARING COUNSEL TO Your ELECTED AND EMPLOYED DECISON-MAKERS.
IF You Are A CP Holder – Where Is Your Security When The Band Office Can Come Forward And Say “ Well, Your Land Is Now BAND LAND !!!”
Why Have Westbank & Sechelt Just Withdrawn From Any Further “Treaty” Negotiations – Saying The Expense and The DEBT Is A Waste Of TIME !!!
We Need To Work Together More Than EVER !
We Need TRUTHFULNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY FROM OUR LEADERS & ADMINSTRATION !
We NEED INAC To RESPECT US & OUR TRADITIONAL TERRITORIAL RIGHTS !!!
WHY HAVE WE NOT FOUND THIS TODAY ? !!!
Today We Need To Get BEYOND THE HOLLOW PROMISES !
I Am Well Educated and Experienced Dealing With Elizabeth II and Her Government Of Canada !
My Family Has A History Of Standing Up To Protect & Preserve Our Coast Salish Hulquminum Traditions, Languages And Cultural Ways !
Today we ARE At A Cross Roads – Please, Vote For Me To Become Your True Leader and Advocate Speaker.
I Offer You My Integrity, Strength, Wisdom, Honour And Courage !
HUY’CH’QU’
I AM ... B RUBY SAM ! & I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE To Be Your Chief !
