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CANADA - A one-hour audio documentary on Canada's genocidal treatment of indigenous people will be broadcast on Kootenay Co-op Radio's (KCR), Tuesday, March 16, over the Internet by way of Realaudio on the "Native Solidarity News" (NSN) program, B.C. edition, with host Carla Nemiroff. The program features weekly interviews with Native sovereignty activists and supporters, locally and around the province.

The focus will be on the truth behind the 1995 police assault on Native traditionalists at Gustafson Lake, Shuswap Territory, in British Columbia, the show will feature an interview with Shuswap elder William Jones Ignace (Wolverine), conducted on July 10, 1998 while he was still a political prisoner in Canada's Matsqui Correctional Institute (prison).

A longtime defender of the sovereignty position in this country, Wolverine describes how Canada breaks its own laws in its treatment of Natives and more. Also featured will be an update on Wolverine and the struggle for justice surrounding the Gustafson Lake incident.

The interview will be broadcast on Tuesday, March 16, 1999, from 5-6 p.m. (PST), 8-9 p.m. (EST), 7-8 (Central), 6-7 (Mountain), on the 'Native Solidarity News' program, which airs every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. For more information contact KCR by email: kcr@kics.bc.ca and visit KCR on the web. URL: http://www.kics.bc.ca/kcr

"Kootenay Co-op Radio 100.9 FM hit the airwaves at 6 a.m., Monday February 22 for a 28-day Special Event Broadcast!

"This broadcast, a CRTC and Industry Canada condoned undertaking, gives radio enthusiasts from Balfour to Sproule Creek, Ymir and of course Nelson, British Columbia, the opportunity to hear what the region’s future community station will hold.

"It also gives listeners a chance to contribute financially, through volunteering, or with constructive critical feedback to the establishment of a permanent local media resource.

"After the 28 day broadcast, Kootenay Co-op Radio will submit its application for a license to broadcast permanently to the CRTC. The granting of a license takes anywhere from three to eight months, during which time KCR volunteers will be searching for a future home for the station, raising funds, working on community outreach , recruiting members, and working on both training and programming initiatives.

"Kootenay Co-op Radio, incorporated with the Ministry of Finance in June 1998 as a non-profit service cooperative, and has been organizing since December 1996 in efforts to establish a community radio station for Nelson and its surrounding areas.

"Please contact KCR to enquire about becoming a member and to learn the benefits of membership, by email kcr@kics.bc.ca or by phone: 250-352-9600. The station will rely primarily on membership sales and listener support for its operating funds. It is crucial that listeners demonstrate their support through purchasing a membership to the co-operative."

KCR asks the public to support the development of this valuable community media resource and extends their thanks, for listening to Kootenay Co-op Radio.