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In 1992 the Treaty Commission and the treaty process were established in by agreement among Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Summit. Through the Treaty Commission a process was reached where treaties would follow a six-stage system to successful negotiation. [19] Stone mask of Nisga'a people (Louvre Museum), 18th-early 19th century.
The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues, including claims to un-extinguished indigenous rights, with British Columbia's First Nations. Three treaties have been implemented under the BCTP. [1]
The Maa-nulth First Nations' Final Agreement, Stage 5 in the BC Treaty Process, was initialled on December 9, 2006, and subsequently ratified by Maa-nulth First Nations members in the summer and fall of 2007. Provincial ratification legislation was introduced in the Legislative Assembly on November 21, and received Royal Assent on November 29.
Many agreements signed before the Confederation of Canada are recognized in Canadian law, such as the Peace and Friendship Treaties, the Robinson Treaties, the Douglas Treaties, and many others, although many First Nations still have no treaty with the Crown recognizing their title, such as the Mikmaq, the Anishnaabe and several northern ...
Relations between Indigenous peoples and European colonists have been characterized by breaches in the engagements that the colonists made toward the First Nations.The Royal Proclamation of 1763 established that, from that point onward, only the British Crown could engage in treaties or agreements with the First Nations.
The Lower Kootenay First Nation (Kutenai: Yaqan nuʔkiy Band [1]) is a First Nation based in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. In the British Columbia Treaty Process They are part of the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council .
First Nation of the Maa-Nulth Treaty Society: Port Alberni: Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council: Lytton: Boothroyd, Boston Bar, Lytton, Oregon Jack Creek, Skuppah, and Spuzzum: Gitksan Local Services Society: Hazelton: Gitanmaax, Gitanyow, Glen Vowell, and Kispiox: Ktunaxa Nation Council Society: Cranbrook Ɂakisq̓nuk, ʔaq̓am, and Tobacco Plains
Specific claims are longstanding land claims disputes pertaining to Canada's legal obligations to indigenous communities. They are related to the administration of lands and other First Nations assets by the Government of Canada, or breaches of treaty obligations or of any other agreements between First Nations and the Crown by the government of Canada.