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Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs 

Oct. 28, 1998 For Immediate Release 

Aboriginal Affairs Minister congratulates outgoing President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs

VICTORIA-Aboriginal Affairs Minister Dale Lovick today recognized Chief Saul Terry, outgoing president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, for more than 20 years of service with that organization. 

Terry, who has been UBCIC president since 1983, was honoured at a farewell ceremony last week where he was declared a lifetime grand chief of the UBCIC. 

"Chief Terry has been influential in the First Nations movement since the early 1970s," said Lovick. "He is responsible for many of the steps made by the province's aboriginal people towards self-determination. His work will have a lasting impact on the resolution of First Nations issues in B.C." 

Terry was elected chief of the Bridge River band from 1973 to 1989 and from 1992 to 1997. During his first tenure as chief, he was active in the UBCIC, heading its fisheries portfolio. He was also elected vice president of the UBCIC and chairman of the central interior tribal councils. He was elected to five consecutive terms of office and is the organization's longest-serving chief executive. 

Chief Stewart Phillip of the Okanagan Nation-Penticton Indian band will replace Terry as president of the UBCIC. 

"I look forward to working with Chief Phillip in his new role as president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs," said Lovick. 

The UBCIC was founded in 1969 by the chiefs of the First Nations in B.C. as their province wide political organization. Its mandate is to pursue settlement of land claims and work towards improving the economic, social and health conditions in aboriginal communities throughout the province. 

Contact: 

Peter Smith, Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs (250) 356-8750 
http://www.gov.bc.ca/aaf/

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