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The Skeetchestn Indian Band has negotiated a deal that will see $1.4 million go to its community in return for the thumbs up on a $180 million resort development planned at Six Mile Ranch, land claimed as Shuswap traditional territory.
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Two of the largest of the 14 Nuu-chah-nulth communities have already rejected the proposed agreement-in-principle (AIP) put forward recently under the British Columbia Treaty Commission process.
The people of Ahousaht voted 74 per cent against the AIP. Tseshaht voted 92 per cent against. Those communities represent about one-third of the total Nuu-chah-nulth population.
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Two of the largest of the 14 Nuu-chah-nulth communities have already rejected the proposed agreement-in-principle (AIP) put forward recently under the British Columbia Treaty Commission process.
The people of Ahousaht voted 74 per cent against the AIP. Tseshaht voted 92 per cent against. Those communities represent about one-third of the total Nuu-chah-nulth population.
CLASSROOM EDITION
The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.
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CLASSROOM EDITION
The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.
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CLASSROOM EDITION
The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.
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CLASSROOM EDITION
The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.
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Compared to timeless works like the Magna Carta, the United State Constitution or the Iroquois Confederacy's Great Law of Peace, the Indian Act isn't much. But for the 600-odd band councils in Canada, it's the alpha and omega of day-to-day life.
CLASSROOM EDITION
The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.
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Compared to timeless works like the Magna Carta, the United State Constitution or the Iroquois Confederacy's Great Law of Peace, the Indian Act isn't much. But for the 600-odd band councils in Canada, it's the alpha and omega of day-to-day life.
CLASSROOM EDITION
The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.
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Compared to timeless works like the Magna Carta, the United State Constitution or the Iroquois Confederacy's Great Law of Peace, the Indian Act isn't much. But for the 600-odd band councils in Canada, it's the alpha and omega of day-to-day life.
CLASSROOM EDITION
The educational tool that showcases critical issues impacting Canada's Aboriginal People.
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Museums and cultural centres preserve a people's history. The artifacts and memories can be seen through display cases or in photographs, but what about a language?
Who preserves a culture's language?