BC Negotiation Process
Settling Comprehensive Land Claims
Alternate Title
[Background Paper (Parliamentary Information and Research Service)] ; PRB 09-16E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Description
"Comprehensive land claims are based on the assertion of continuing Aboriginal rights and title that have not been dealt with by treaty or other legal means".
Sliammon First Nation: Agreement in Principle
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sliammon First Nations
Government of Canada
Governmnet of British Columbia
Description
Agreement between the Sliammon people, Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia signed on the 6th of December 2003 at Sliammon, BC.
Social and Economic Impacts of Aboriginal Land Claim Settlements: A Case Study Analysis: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ARA Consulting Group
Description
Review has shown that every land claim and settlement is different in a variety of terms, so as a result aspects of these treaty settlements will not necessarily be applicable to British Columbia.
Socio-economic Benefits of Modern Treaties in BC
Alternate Title
Socio-economic Benefits of Modern Treaties in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deloitte
Description
Used the Community Well-being Index and interviews with leadership in assessment. Also looked at applicability of different measurement frameworks for determining benefits at the community level.
Speaking Truth to Power [I]: A Treaty Forum
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Tully
Andrée Lajoie
John Borrows
Roderick A. Macdonald
Trudy Govier
Mark L. Stevenson
Riochard T. Price
Hamar Foster
Description
Papers presented at a forum held under the auspices of the BC Treaty Commission and the Law Commission of Canada., March 2-3, 1999.
Speaking Truth to Power II: Where Do We Go from Here?
Alternate Title
Speaking Truth to Power II: A Treaty Forum, [March, 2000?]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Miles Richardson
Milton Wong
Alan Cairns
Stephen Cornell
Description
Collection of speeches, summary of discussion, and synopsis of open space sessions from a forum held under the auspices of the BC Treaty Commission.
Speaking Truth to Power III: Self-Government: Options and Opportunities, March 14 - 15, 2002
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Claire Marshall
Sophie Pierre
Edmond Wright
Jim Abram
Kent McNeil
Greg Poelzer
Jim Aldridge
Graham Allen
Tim Raybould
Allan Edzerza
Tom Molloy
Hamar Foster
Murray Rankin
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Papers presented at a forum held under the auspices of the BC Treaty Commission and the Law Commission of Canada.
[This Benevolent Experiment : Indigenous Boarding Schools, Genocide, and Redress in Canada and the United States]
Alternate Title
[5th Annual Critical Conversations Series]
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
[Critical Conversations Series]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
Description
Podcast discusses genocide and compares Canadian boarding schools to those in the United States. Speaks about his book, This benevolent experiment : Indigenous boarding schools, genocide, and redress in Canada and the United States.
Duration unknown.
Accompanying material.
The Ties That Blind: Making Fee Simple in the British Columbia Treaty Process
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Blomley
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, vol. 40, no. 2, April 2015, pp. 168-179
Description
Based on the treaty process, examines ways the state has attempted to dislodge property from recent colonial entanglements.
To Treaty or Not to Treaty? Aboriginal Peoples and Comprehensive Land Claims [CLC] Negotiations in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Alcantara
Publius, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 343-369
Description
Argues that there are three alternate policy options available to Aboriginal groups in BC: self-government agreements, bilateral agreements, and the First Nations Land Management Act.
Treaties vs. Terra Nullius: "Reconciliation," Treaty-Making and Indigenous Sovereignty in Australia and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Pratt
Indigenous Law Journal , vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 43-60
Description
Examines arguments against the concept of Indigenous sovereignty and what all have in common, which is a refusal to relinquish power.
Treaty Making in British Columbia: A Short History
Alternate Title
First Nation's Treaty History in B.C., Canada
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
Joanna Piros
Description
Interview with Paul Tenant, a Political Science Professor from the University of British Columbia, originally broadcast in the 1990s .
Duration: 16:26.
Treaty Negotiations in British Columbia [Map]
Alternate Title
Statements of Intent to Negotiate Treaties Accepted by the British Columbia Treaty Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Community Infrastructure Directorate
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Lists statements of intent to negotiate treaties accepted by British Columbia Treaty Commission as of November, 2017..
Treaty Simulation: Intent to Negotiate
Alternate Title
[BC First Nations Studies 12]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Open School BC
Description
Interactive site takes students through the process from forming intent, preparing for negotiations, negotiating agreement, substantive negotiation, finalizing and implementation.
Understanding the B.C. Treaty Process: An Opportunity for Dialogue
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
B.C. Teachers’ Federation
Tripartite Public Education Committee
Description
Handbook prepared to assist teachers in answering questions and facilitating discussions about the topic.
Second edition.
What's in These Treaties? A Plain Language Guide to the Tsawwassen First Nation Treaty and the Maa-Nulth First Nations Treaty
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Treaty Commission
Description
Includes summaries of the two treaties and discussion of their common elements, explanation of the BC Treaty Process and the role of the Treaty Commission, a list of First Nations in treaty negotiations, and a timeline.
Without Treaty, Without Conquest: Indigenous Sovereignty in Post-Delgamuukw British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher F. Roth
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 143-165
Description
Illustrates, by use of a landmark court case, a parallel between 1492 and the present regarding First Nations in British Columbia and the recognition of Aborignal title.
Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Eleventh Session, July 1993: Statement by the Observer Delegation of Canada Delivered by Gerald E. Shannon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gerald E. Shannon
Description
Statement on behalf of the federal government including a snapshot of Canada in 1993: Constitutional changes, land claims, B.C. Treaty Commission, Nunavut, Council of Yukon Indians, self-government and Northern issues.