Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Province of British Columbia

Nisga’a Treaty

Current Status

On August 4, 1998, representatives of the Province of BC, the Nisga'a Tribal Council and the Government of Canada initialed the Nisga'a Final Agreement in a ceremony in the Nass valley.  The agreement must be ratified by all three parties to become a treaty.

The Nisga’a  conducted a ratification vote on November 6 and 7 and accepted the Final Agreement.

B.C. introduced settlement legislation to approve the Final Agreement in the Legislative Assembly on Nov. 30, 1998. The settlement legislation was passed by a free vote of all members on April 22, 1999. Canada will debate and vote on the Final Agreement in the House of Commons this year.

Final Agreement
Documents		 News Releases 
and Backgrounders		 Regional Socio-Economic
Assessment Report		 Public and 
Stakeholder 
Consultation		  AIP
 Feb. 1996
A New Journey - The Nisga'a Treaty
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