The B.C. Treaty Process and Canada’s general cases with the First Nations reflect a view that the First Nation decision-making authority inherent in Aboriginal title, and in an Indigenous laws and rights, does not apply until it has been determined in court or recognized by the Crown in an agreement. This view ultimately put theContinue reading “B.C. Treaty Process Has not Provide a Recognition Approach to First Nation Rights and Title”
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Legal Reality of the B.C. Treaty Process Held Back Aboriginal Title and Land Treaty
As mentioned in my previous commentary, the approach shown in the B.C. Treaty Process fails to at settling issues of Aboriginal title, as the process undermines any meaningful attempts at reconciliation by showing willful blindness to the rights of First Nation peoples. Legally there is no question that Aboriginal title exists, and there is noContinue reading “Legal Reality of the B.C. Treaty Process Held Back Aboriginal Title and Land Treaty”
B.C. Treaty Process Controversy: Canadian and Indigenous Perspectives in Land Claims and Aboriginal Title
The B.C. Treaty Process has often been very controversial. First of all, many First Nation communities have dropped out or refused to participate based on their belief that the process extinguishes titles favouring the B.C. government, allowing the provincial government to continue developing lands at the expense of their territories and cultures. Secondly, there isContinue reading “B.C. Treaty Process Controversy: Canadian and Indigenous Perspectives in Land Claims and Aboriginal Title”
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