Juno Jump Start | Nearly 80% of B.C. locked in active Aboriginal land grab battles
Nearly all of B.C. is tied up in competing Indigenous land claims, with just 5% of the province covered by settled treaties, Harrison discusses Carney's manufactured majority, and more.
Nearly 80% of B.C. locked in active Aboriginal land grab battles
Nearly all of British Columbia is tied up in competing Indigenous land claims, with just 5% of the province covered by settled treaties. A Juno News review found roughly 80% of B.C.’s land base is currently under active claims in courts or negotiations, while some First Nations argue as much as 95% remains unceded.
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It will be interesting what and how our federal and provincial governments will handle this issue. Are we country of Canadians or one of aboriginals with some Canadian settlers or colonists? Do we prosper and grow, or will we return to their green, "peaceful" precolonial existence? Okay PM, you have a "majority" government, DO YOUR THING!!!! Will it be Canada or Brookfield - figuratively speaking?