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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.
Each treaty delineates a tract of land which was thought to be the traditional territory of the First Nations signing that particular treaty. [12] For Canada it was a necessary step before settlement and development could occur further westward.
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 West Moberly First Nations [6] is a First Nations located in the Peace River Country in northern British Columbia. They are part of the Dunne-za and Cree cultural and language groups. The West Moberly First Nations used to be part of the Hudson Hope Band, but in 1977 the band split becoming the modern-day Halfway River First Nation and West ...
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.
It is a member of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society and the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. Before 1951, both the Kyuquot First Nation and the Cheklesath First Nation were separately managed and funded by the then Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.
Along with Treaty 8, the Douglas Treaties were the last treaties signed between the Crown and the First Nations in British Columbia until Nisga'a Final Agreement. The treaties are controversial for a number of reasons and have been subject to numerous court cases.
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