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SN Planner spends Christmas in jail (Continued from front page) community. We found out there is another inmate at Beaver Creek where Sam is, who is from here, and asked for a leave to attend Mid-Winter Ceremonies and was told by his worker, that they were going to recommend he not be allowed to return to his community. This is the effect of discrimination on our people in the prison system." She said the aboriginal inmates are trying to establish a Native Brotherhood at Beaver Creek and submitted a proposal to the prison for the program. "All they said, was who wrote this. Where did you get this from. You must have got it from someone external. They didn't believe an Indian could write a proposal like that. Sam wrote it." Councillor Les Sowden asked if by not helping Hill "could that have an effect on the bigger picture. On helping anyone who might qualify for this Section." MacDonald told him it could. "Everyone is saying this is a perfect test case." Councillor Morely Lickers asked council to rescind its earlier motion and give Hill another leave of absence. "I think we should be doing everything we can for our people." Green said he couldn't agree. "I just can't agree. Does it matter if he has a job or not. Does he need it to get out." MacDonald told him Section 81 requires the inmate to have a job, be in a training program or enrolled in an educational institute. "Fine. That's all I need to know. I'm not changing my vote," Green said. Council turned down the extension.