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B.C. tables treaty legislation after 30-year negotiation with K’omoks First Nation
The treaty would confirm ownership of 3,442 hectares and give the nation law-making powers over taxation, child protection and justice.
- On Tuesday, British Columbia tabled implementation legislation advancing a First Nation treaty, marking a major milestone about 30 years after negotiations began.
- The treaty confirms ownership of about 3,442 hectares scattered around Vancouver Island and replaces the Indian Act-imposed band administration with a self-government authority.
- With about 350 members, the First Nation gains law-making powers over taxation, child protection and justice, while planning tribal parks at Denman Island and the Wildwood forest.
- Nicole Rempel told the legislature Tuesday that Hope "lives today in our leadership, in our people, in our children and in the generations yet to come."
- Pending federal ratification, the treaty could become effective in 2028, following First Nation member ratification in March of 2025.
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B.C. tables treaty legislation after 30-year negotiation with K’omoks First Nation
A First Nation in British Columbia is one step closer to a fully ratified treaty after the province tabled implementation legislation on Tuesday, about 30 years after negotiations began.
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