Haidas and Svend Robinson outside Supreme Court after sentencing

Miles Richardson, chairman of the Council of the Haida Nation, talks to media outside courthouse. Richardson and eight others were given five-month suspended sentences on contempt of court charges for blocking logging on Lyell Island. The 10th person charged, Willard Wilson, was not sentenced becaus...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pacific Tribune (photographer)
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:
Men > Questioning > Press > Demonstrations > Haida Indians > British Columbia > Logging > British Columbia > Queen Charlotte Islands
Queen Charlotte
Lyell Island
haida
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/pt-441/haidas-and-svend-robinson-outside-supreme-court-after-sentencing
Description
Summary:Miles Richardson, chairman of the Council of the Haida Nation, talks to media outside courthouse. Richardson and eight others were given five-month suspended sentences on contempt of court charges for blocking logging on Lyell Island. The 10th person charged, Willard Wilson, was not sentenced because he had pledged not to return to Lyell Island. Svend Robinson was fined $750 for his action.

Similar Items