Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Province of British Columbia
News Releases
2000 News Releases
1999 News Releases
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October 26, 1999
Ditidaht and Pacheedaht Land-and-Cash Offer
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October 26, 1999
Ceremony to mark Tsilhqot'in Chiefs Burial Site
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October 21, 1999
Nisga’a treaty introduced in House of Commons
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September 30, 1999
Initialling of McLeod Lake Adhesion to Treaty No. 8
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September 30, 1999
Westbank's Stand on Logging Forces Cancellation of Discussions on Resumption
of Treaty Talks
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September 29, 1999
Government Urges Westbank to Halt All Harvesting Activity
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September 29, 1999
Cabinet Approves Measures to Revitalize Treaty Negotiations
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September 13, 1999
Funding to Language and Culture Program Extended
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June 21, 1999
Ministerial Statement - National Aboriginal Day
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June 17, 1999
National Aboriginal Day Brings British Columbians Together
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June 17, 1999
Events Calendar - National Aboriginal Day, Monday, June 21, 1999
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May 26, 1999
B.C., Canada, and McLeod Lake Band Settle Land Claim
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May 26, 1999
Ministerial Statement
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April 22, 1999
Opposition reveals true treaty agenda outside Legislature
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April 22, 1999
Nisga'a Treaty Legislation Passes
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April 22, 1999
Province Appeals Gitanyow Court Decision
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April 16, 1999
Sechelt Agreement In Principle signed by the Governments of Canada
and British Columbia and the Sechelt Indian Band
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April 16, 1999
Sechelt Agreement-In-Principle Summary and Review of the Sechelt
Negotiations within the British Columbia Treaty Commission Process
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March 24, 1999
Completing Treaties to Bring $4 Billion to B.C.
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Backgrounder
Summary Highlights - Financial and Economic Analysis of Treaty
Settlements in B.C.
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January 26, 1999
Progress continues as Canada, British Columbia and Sechelt release
Consultation
Draft Agreement-in-principle
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Backgrounder:
Treaty Negotiations - Canada, British Columbia and Sechelt Indian
Band
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January
13, 1999
Historic Nisga'a Treaty Passes Milestone as Second Reading Vote
Held
1998 News Releases
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December
16, 1998
Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Canada, and British Columbia
Sign Framework Agreement
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December
2, 1998
Canada and British Columbia Present Land and Cash Offer to Sechelt
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November
26, 1998
Public Invited to Cultural, Official Events
to Celebrate Recall of the Legislative Assembly to Debate the Nisga'a Treaty
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November 26,
1998
Clark welcome Nisga'a Representatives to Victoria
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November
20, 1998
New Chief Commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission
Appointed
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November
19, 1998
Faith Leaders and Faith Communities Declare Support for Nisga'a
Treaty
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November
18, 1998
Government and Truck Loggers Agree on Treaty Impact Framework
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October
28, 1998
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Congratulates Outgoing President of
UBCIC
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October
28, 1998
Nisga'a Video on the Internet and Knowledge Network
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October
21, 1998
Government Lodges Official Complaint With Press Council
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October 19,
1998
Clark Rejects Court Challenges to Nisga'a Treaty
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October
15, 1998
Clark Speaks about Nisga’a Treaty To University of Toronto Law School
Faculty
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October
15, 1998
Cariboo-Chilcotin Treaty Committee Discusses Community Interests
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October
14, 1998
Premier Appoints Negotiator for Licence Holder Compensation
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October 14, 1998
New Resource Guide Brings Aboriginal Culture Into B.C. Classrooms
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October 8,
1998
Premier urges First Nations to continue negotiations
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September
25, 1998
Premier's Speech to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities
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September
29, 1998
Province Releases First Nations Consultation Guidelines for Government
Staff
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September
25, 1998
Ditidaht First Nation and Town of Ladysmith Collaborate in Developing
Self-government
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September
24, 1998
Premier and Okanagan Faith Leaders Discuss Nisga’a Final Agreement
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September
4, 1998
Lovick urges federal involvement to resolve Chilcotin First Nations
internal dispute
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August
5, 1998
Toll-Free Line Provides Info on Nisga'a Final Agreement
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August
4, 1998
Nisga'a, British Columbia and Canada Initial Historic Final Agreement
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July 15,
1998
Negotiations conclude on Nisga'a final agreement
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July 11,
1998
Framework Agreement signed with Kwakiutl Laich-Kwil-Tach Council
of Chiefs
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June 11,
1998
British Columbia celebrates National Aboriginal Day
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May 15, 1998
Negotiators agree to resolve McLeod Lake Indian Band's claim out
of court
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May 14, 1998
BC implementing Select Standing Committee recommendations
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May 8, 1998
Province calls on Tsilhqot'in to negotiate issues
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March 13,
1998
Canada, BC & First Nations agree to joint review of the BC treaty
process
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January 30,
1998
Framework Agreement signed with the Sto:lo Nation
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January 22,
1998
Framework Agreement signed with the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group
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