November 30, 2007 • 10:49 pm
By Am Johal
VANCOUVER, Nov 29 (IPS) – In a case that took a decade to complete and cost close to 30 million dollars, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge last week gave a boost to Native Canadian bands seeking aboriginal land title, but also sent the various parties back to the table to negotiate a treaty.
Justice David Vickers issued a massive 458-page ruling, prompting some provincial politicians to quip that it was “just short of ‘War and Peace’”.
British Columbia, Canada’s western-most province, is still largely unceded territory and subject to First Nations land claims. While some bands have formally joined the government-sanctioned BC Treaty process with mixed results, other bands have stayed out of the process and have proceeded to direct litigation to pursue their claims.
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EVENT REMINDER:
Saturday, Dec. 1 2007, 10 am – 4 pm
Kla-how-eya Aboriginal Centre
13629 108th Avenue, Surrey, BC
This is an invitation to contribute your ideas on the continued delivery of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy in Metro Vancouver at a fun and interactive one day forum.
The Urban Aboriginal Strategy is focused on improving the lives of Greater Vancouver’s Urban Aboriginal people by concentrating on community needs in the following areas:
Supporting Aboriginal Women, Children and Families
Promoting Job Training, Skills and Entrepreneurship
Improving Life Skills
This forum will be held in an open and transparent environment, and all ideas will be considered.
Lunch & refreshments will be provided.
Transportation to and from the event is available upon request.
Please contact Jolene Warren or Ryck Bronzon of Kla-how-eya at 604.584.2008 to pre-schedule for pick up time and location. For more information on the GVUAS, please visit www.gvuas.ca
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