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Treaty vs. title

Treaty vs. title: First Nations’ new Tsilhqot’in choice Supreme Court’s aboriginal land title ruling offers First Nations another route to land claims There are 59 First Nations in British Columbia involved in negotiations with the provincial and federal governments that are overseen by the B.C. Treaty Commission. The Tsilhqot’in National Government — which won a landmark declaration of aboriginal land title from the Supreme Court of Canada last month — was not one of them. ■First Nations, B.C. cabinet to discuss land title ruling Sept. 11 ■Tsilhqot’in First Nation ruling means revisiting the James Bay Treaty, says lawyer ■First Nations… View Article