Common Visions: In fluences of the Nisga'a Final Agreement on Lheidli T'enneh Negotiations in the BC Treaty Process

AbstractRati fication of the Nisga'a Final Agreement has had an inevitable effect on the conduct of negotiations for First Nations in the British Columbia treaty process. These effects include a general sense of encouragement set against British Columbia's historical denial of First Nation interests, direct support of negotiations, litigation and coping with special interest group resistance to aboriginal progress. This article examines these in fluences in the context of negotiations being conducted by the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation in the Northern interior of British Columbia.

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Policy Forum: First Nation Property Taxation and Governance in British Columbia

Canadian Tax Journal/Revue fiscale canadienne ◽

10.32721/ctj.2021.69.3.pf.hickey ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 69 (3) ◽

pp. 873-887

Author(s):

Ross Hickey

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

First Nations ◽

Property Tax ◽

Property Values ◽

First Nation ◽

Electoral Rules ◽

Property Taxation ◽

Indian Act ◽

The Relationship ◽

Policy Forum

In this article, I ask, "What is the relationship between rules governing band council elections and property taxation across First Nations in British Columbia?" I outline the three major categories of First Nation electoral rules: default Indian Act elections, First Nations Elections Act rules, and custom election codes. I contend that First Nations who use custom election codes are more likely to exhibit stable governance than those who do not. This mechanism can be helpful in introducing property taxation. It can also reduce property tax uncertainty—a feature known to depress on-reserve property values. I also present some suggestions for First Nations wishing to improve perceptions of taxation in their communities.

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"WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OURSELVES" — FIRST NATIONS' EVALUATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESSES

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management ◽

10.1142/s1464333211003936 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 13 (03) ◽

pp. 367-404 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

ANNIE BOOTH ◽

NORM W. SKELTON

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

First Nations ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

First Nation ◽

Government Officials ◽

Community Members ◽

Aboriginal Rights ◽

Collaborative Project ◽

Indigenous Worldviews

This article presents results from research into the perspectives on environmental assessments of Canadian indigenous peoples, in particular British Columbia's West Moberly First Nations, the Halfway River First Nation, and the Treaty 8 Tribal Association. This collaborative project interviewed First Nation government officials and staff as well as community members to determine their analyses of what worked and, more significantly, what did not work in engaging and consulting indigenous people. This research identified significant failings in Canadian and British Columbia environmental assessment processes, including substantive procedural failures, relational failures between First Nation, provincial and federal governments, and fundamental philosophical differences between assessment processes and indigenous worldviews. Based upon their review of environmental assessment failings, the collaborating First Nations recommend a fundamental revision of environmental assessment processes so as to protect into the future their Treaty and Aboriginal rights and to ensure their survival as distinct and viable cultures upon the land.

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“Welcome In, But Check Your Rights at the Door” : The James Bay and Nis[vBar ]ga'a Agreements in Canada

Canadian Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0008423900000081 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 211-243 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Paul Rynard

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

First Nations ◽

Political Climate ◽

James Bay ◽

Aboriginal Rights ◽

Treaty Negotiations ◽

History Of ◽

Significant Achievement ◽

Final Agreement ◽

The Relationship

The signing of the Nis[vBar ]ga'a Final Agreement in August of 1998 was an event of singular importance in the history of “First Nations relations” in Canada. It marked the completion of the first treaty negotiations in British Columbia in the twentieth century and will soon be followed by many others as nearly province–wide negotiations redefine the relationship between First Nations, the province and Canada. Given a political climate hostile to Aboriginal rights, the treaty is a significant achievement and deserves the support of fair–minded Canadians. It certainly does not “give too much” to the Nis[vBar ]ga'a Nation as its critics in the Liberal and Reform parties of British Columbia frequently assert.

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