Province, First Nation agree to interim rules for use of land won at Supreme Court

 A British Columbia First Nation is one step closer to exerting control over its territory in the wake of a historic Supreme Court of Canada decision last year with the announcement of several agreements with the provincial government. The Tsilhqot’in Nation became the first in Canada to win title to its land, located west of Williams Lake in the B.C. Interior, in the high court’s decision last June. The nation and the province issued a joint statement Friday saying they’ve had constructive talks in recent months on how to implement the court ruling, resulting in several new interim agreements.