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”
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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”
Why Reconciling Legal Understanding of Aboriginal Title with Indigenous Understanding Is a Significant Challenge?
I have mentioned that the B.C. Treaty Process is always controversial because there is always a significant difference between what Indigenous Peoples see as their “Original Title” to the land and its resources and the Canadian and B.C. legal notion of ‘Aboriginal Title. This issue prevents further negotiation from continuing. In this article, I willContinue reading “Why Reconciling Legal Understanding of Aboriginal Title with Indigenous Understanding Is a Significant Challenge? “
Controversy and Uncertainty: Why is the B.C. Treaty process not Successful at Settling Issues of Aboriginal Title?
British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is the modern negotiation process in B.C. Its main goal is to resolve outstanding land claims issues and reach a partial agreement with First Nations over the title in the 90s. In the last article, I explain the six stages of the process. In this article, I will expand and explainContinue reading “Controversy and Uncertainty: Why is the B.C. Treaty process not Successful at Settling Issues of Aboriginal Title? “
Remembrance Day: Visible Minorities And First Nation Veterans Fought for Equality And Respect
“We have to broaden our understanding of the past to include the stories that were always there but that we weren’t telling. It’s a validation that these stories matter in our history.” Britt Braaten, creative development specialist, Canadian War Museum No matter where the soldier fought, the soldier gave their lives for this country; weContinue reading “Remembrance Day: Visible Minorities And First Nation Veterans Fought for Equality And Respect”
A Very Controversial Process: What Makes British Columbian Modern Treaties Different From the Rest of Canada?
Difference: B.C. Refused to Federal’s Claim Process In British Columbia, treaties were traditionally not negotiated between the government and First Nation peoples. As First Nation activists would argue for years, Aboriginal title is therefore not officially extinguished, and legally they retained ownership and rights over their land properties. British Columbian government’s stance had to reflectContinue reading “A Very Controversial Process: What Makes British Columbian Modern Treaties Different From the Rest of Canada?”
Indigenous Treaty Process Across Canada and Around the World
In this article, I will examine Indigenous issues and treaties around the globe: How they fight for their collective rights and individual rights, and how indigenous efforts are aimed at making common cause, first regionally and then globally. In addition, I will access the Indigenous treaties and issues in Canada and British Columbia: How treatiesContinue reading “Indigenous Treaty Process Across Canada and Around the World”
First Nation Fishery: How Do They Harvest and Conserve Fish Resources?
In this article, I will examine the First Nation fishery in British Columbia. I will explore how the “food fishery” came to be and how it has worked to conserve salmon for the benefit of the non-Native industrial fishery. For the First Nations in BC, the fishery has always been a source of food, wealth,Continue reading “First Nation Fishery: How Do They Harvest and Conserve Fish Resources?”
Indigenous Funding and Finance (Part Three):What Would be the Improvement Needed a Fruitful Future?
This is Part Three of three-part-series on Indigenous Funding and Finance in Canada. In Part One, I described methods that the federal government provided to fund Canadian Indigenous peoples on and off reserves. In Part Two, I explained why federal government’s funding and services are deficient and how they cannot keep pace with the growingContinue reading “Indigenous Funding and Finance (Part Three):What Would be the Improvement Needed a Fruitful Future?”
Foundation of HKPLTW (Canada) 