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Klemtu, British Columbia Kitlope Indian Reserve No. 16: Henaksiala or Kitlope or Gitlope group of the Haisla: at the mouth of the Kitlope River, south of Kitimat: Kitsumkaylum 1: Gitxsan: Klaklacum 12: Union Bar First Nation: N/A Sto:lo: on the Fraser River, 3 miles N of Hope: Complete list of Union Bar reserves: Klitsis 16: Ehattesaht First Nation
Discussions with BC and Canada outside the treaty process to adjust Treaty 8. New Westminster Indian Band: Negotiating independently Fraser Valley, New Westminster: The New Westminster Indian Band is not a legitimate First Nation, but is a composite band with no right to Indigenous Land. They are not officially involved in treaty negotiations [68]
A recreational community in British Columbia is an "unincorporated place with seasonal or year-round services, accommodation and amenities associated primarily with recreational or leisure activities". [5] British Columbia has 11 communities that are classified as recreational communities. [1]
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]
Indigenous peoples in Canada demand to have their land rights and their Aboriginal titles respected by the Canadian government. These outstanding land claims are some of the main political issues facing Indigenous peoples today. [1] [2] The Government of Canada started recognizing Indigenous land claims in 1973.
However, from 1927 to 1951, prosecuting indigenous land claims in court and using band funds to sue the federal government was prohibited, thereby leaving land claims largely ignored. [5] In 1947, a parliamentary committee recommended that Canada create a "Claims Commission" similar to the Indian Claims Commission in the United States, which ...
Land districts are the cadastral system underlying land titles in the province, and used by the provincial gazetteer in descriptions of landforms, administrative areas, and other information. Those on Vancouver Island were established via a Lands Act of the government of the Colony of Vancouver Island , from 1843 onwards; those on the Mainland ...
Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC: government-sponsored website that promotes aboriginal culture in the context of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. First Nations Health Authority: - partnership of BC First Nations - working with federal and provincial partners to improve First Nations health in BC.