Common Visions: In fluences of the Nisga'a Final Agreement on Lheidli T'enneh Negotiations in the BC Treaty Process

Abstract Rati fication of the Nisga'a Final Agreement has had an inevitable effect on the conduct of negotiations for First Nations in the British Columbia treaty process. These effects include a general sense of encouragement set against British Columbia's historical denial of First Natio...

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Published in:International Journal on Minority and Group Rights
Main Author: Krehbiel, Richard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Brill 2004
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1571811042801975
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Summary:Abstract Rati fication of the Nisga'a Final Agreement has had an inevitable effect on the conduct of negotiations for First Nations in the British Columbia treaty process. These effects include a general sense of encouragement set against British Columbia's historical denial of First Nation interests, direct support of negotiations, litigation and coping with special interest group resistance to aboriginal progress. This article examines these in fluences in the context of negotiations being conducted by the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation in the Northern interior of British Columbia.