An exploration of Indigenous‐settler relations in the Port Alberni Valley, British Columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 Maa‐nulth Treaty
Abstract On April 1, 2011, the Maa‐nulth Treaty went into effect; this treaty involves signatories from five First Nations, the Province of British Columbia, and Canada. Encompassing territories never before ceded—largely in the Port Alberni region of Vancouver Island—these First Nations have reclai...
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crwiley:10.1111/cag.12120 2024-06-02T08:06:42+00:00 An exploration of Indigenous‐settler relations in the Port Alberni Valley, British Columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 Maa‐nulth Treaty Morgan, Vanessa Sloan Castleden, Heather 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cag.12120 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fcag.12120 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/cag.12120 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes volume 58, issue 4, page 469-480 ISSN 0008-3658 1541-0064 journal-article 2014 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12120 2024-05-03T11:56:15Z Abstract On April 1, 2011, the Maa‐nulth Treaty went into effect; this treaty involves signatories from five First Nations, the Province of British Columbia, and Canada. Encompassing territories never before ceded—largely in the Port Alberni region of Vancouver Island—these First Nations have reclaimed a degree of self‐determination through the Treaty. Using it as a platform for analysis, this study sought to examine local Indigenous‐settler relations within a modern treaty context. During the week of Treaty celebrations and formal implementation, face‐to‐face semi‐structured surveys were administered to local residents of Port Alberni, asking their perspectives on the Treaty to determine the breadth and depth of comprehension—and tensions surrounding it. Our hypothesis was that in the heart of the region where impacts would be felt the strongest, there would be diverse (likely heated) opinions revealed through the data; to our surprise, however, over 40 percent were unaware of the Treaty's existence, let alone its implications. This resulted in some challenges in the extent to which our data could be interpreted but provided proof‐of‐concept for further exploration into why residents remain unaware of their own implication in modern treaty negotiations and their associated historical complexities. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Wiley Online Library British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes 58 4 469 480 |
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Abstract On April 1, 2011, the Maa‐nulth Treaty went into effect; this treaty involves signatories from five First Nations, the Province of British Columbia, and Canada. Encompassing territories never before ceded—largely in the Port Alberni region of Vancouver Island—these First Nations have reclaimed a degree of self‐determination through the Treaty. Using it as a platform for analysis, this study sought to examine local Indigenous‐settler relations within a modern treaty context. During the week of Treaty celebrations and formal implementation, face‐to‐face semi‐structured surveys were administered to local residents of Port Alberni, asking their perspectives on the Treaty to determine the breadth and depth of comprehension—and tensions surrounding it. Our hypothesis was that in the heart of the region where impacts would be felt the strongest, there would be diverse (likely heated) opinions revealed through the data; to our surprise, however, over 40 percent were unaware of the Treaty's existence, let alone its implications. This resulted in some challenges in the extent to which our data could be interpreted but provided proof‐of‐concept for further exploration into why residents remain unaware of their own implication in modern treaty negotiations and their associated historical complexities. |
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Morgan, Vanessa Sloan Castleden, Heather An exploration of Indigenous‐settler relations in the Port Alberni Valley, British Columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 Maa‐nulth Treaty |
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An exploration of Indigenous‐settler relations in the Port Alberni Valley, British Columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 Maa‐nulth Treaty |
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An exploration of Indigenous‐settler relations in the Port Alberni Valley, British Columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 Maa‐nulth Treaty |
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An exploration of Indigenous‐settler relations in the Port Alberni Valley, British Columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 Maa‐nulth Treaty |
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An exploration of Indigenous‐settler relations in the Port Alberni Valley, British Columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 Maa‐nulth Treaty |
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An exploration of Indigenous‐settler relations in the Port Alberni Valley, British Columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 Maa‐nulth Treaty |
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exploration of indigenous‐settler relations in the port alberni valley, british columbia regarding implementation of the 2011 maa‐nulth treaty |
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