About 500 aboriginal leaders in British Columbia are meeting this week with Premier Christy Clark with the aim of reaching an agreement on how to move forward together following the historic Tsilhqot’in land rights ruling.
CBC News
About 500 aboriginal leaders in British Columbia are meeting this week with Premier Christy Clark with the aim of reaching an agreement on how to move forward together following the historic Tsilhqot’in land rights ruling. The June 2014 Supreme Court ruling that granted aboriginal title to the Tsilhqot’in Nation in B.C.’s Central Interior has transformed government and First Nations relations, including potentially lucrative and environmentally sensitive resource projects. Clark has said ignoring the Supreme Court of Canada decision would put B.C.’s future in peril and she said she wants to use the ruling to work together with aboriginals. Tsilhqot’in Chief Roger William, who has called the ruling a legal weapon, said it is poised to dominate proceedings at the gathering in Vancouver on Wednesday and Thursday.
Northern BC aboriginal leaders speak in unified voice for ‘fair’ consultation from The Canadian Press
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