Dealing with First Nations in an open, up-front way will get results

First Nations talk issues at COFI

Prince George Free Press

With both Victoria and Ottawa pondering the value of the B.C. Treaty Commission process and last year’s Tsilqot’in Supreme Court decision, one thing is certain, the issue of land claims won’t go away. In addition, dealing with First Nations in an open, up-front way will get results. That was the message given by a couple of First Nations leaders at the Council of Forest Industries convention in Prince George on Wednesday. “The courts bring us victories,” said Dallas Smith, President and CEO, Nanwakolas Business Corp. and Nanwakolas Council on Vancouver Island.

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