golf course onto land claimed W r i t i n g

To act as a liaison group between provincial and federal governments.

To negotiate all treaties with the federal government.

To represent Aboriginal people in their dealings with the federal government.

Provincial governments.

Local municipal governments.

Both federal and provincial governments.

Controlling aspects of their society by making their own laws.

Building self-reliance and respect within Canadian society.

Collecting all taxes from businesses that operate within Aboriginal territory.

They want the right to self-government as well as the right to control their own schools.

They want the right to hunt and fish and use the land the way their ancestors did.

They want a resolution of land claims and the right to self-government.

Claims that arise because the federal government wants to take a specific area of land.

Claims that arise because the ownership of a specific area of land is in dispute.

Claims that arise where treaties have been signed but the terms have not been kept.

It is a claim that arises because no treaty was ever signed to surrender the native land.

It is a claim that arises because the terms of a treaty were not kept.

It is a claim that arises because the federal government wishes to take some native land.

The town of Oka wished to build a new subdivision on Aboriginal land.

The Aboriginal people of Quebec wanted to pressure the government to sign a new treaty.

The Aboriginal people of Quebec were dissatisfied with a land claim settlement.

They recruited people from all reserves to send to Kanesatake to man the blockade.

They wrote petitions to the federal government urging them to act.

They established blockades on their own reserves across Canada to show their support.

Aboriginal people did not want to use violence to resolve conflicts with the government.

That the government must immediately sign treaties with all Aboriginal groups.

Aboriginal people were prepared to fight for what they believed was right.

Areas of the lower mainland and parts of Vancouver Island.

All of northern BC. and the Queen Charlotte Islands.

All of Vancouver Island and most of northeastern BC.

It said that the Indians should not be compensated for land taken from them.

It said that all land should be turned over to the British Government.

It said that the Indians should retain all land unless purchased by us.

To settle outstanding land claims in BC through negotiations.

To make recommendations to Aboriginal groups about how to settle their land claims.

To represent Aboriginal groups negotiating with the B.C. government.

The Caribou Tribal Council.

The Sechelt Aboriginal group.

The Nisga’a Aboriginal group.

That all provinces must recognize Aboriginal title and negotiate with First Nations.

That the federal government had to negotiate land claims with Aboriginal groups.

That all Canadian laws applied to Aboriginal people when negotiating a land claim.

They got recognition of their right to self-government but no compensation.

They got control of a large area of land and some fishing rights on the Nass River.

They got a large compensation package and control over all mining operations in their territory.

For land claim settlements, the federal gov. and private companies paid compensation to Aboriginal groups.

The government should not have to pay or give up any territory to Aboriginal groups.

No person in BC would give up their private property; no tax increases used to pay for land claims.

The province believed that minority rights cannot be decided by a vote of the majority group.

The federal government wanted a national referendum since it is responsible for Indian affairs.

The province believed there was no need because it would pass easily.