Making the New Relationship work : Crown-First Nation shared decision-making in the Great Bear Rainforest ...
Many of the First Nations of British Columbia, and the Province itself through the vision of the New Relationship, are seeking institutions for shared decision-making regarding land and resources. Efforts have faced numerous setbacks, including the cancellation of the proposed Recognition and Reconc...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0072495 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0072495 |
| Summary: | Many of the First Nations of British Columbia, and the Province itself through the vision of the New Relationship, are seeking institutions for shared decision-making regarding land and resources. Efforts have faced numerous setbacks, including the cancellation of the proposed Recognition and Reconciliation Act in 2009. These setbacks, mirrored by slow progress in British Columbia’s treaty negotiations, leave the Province and First Nations of British Columbia still in search of an agreeable approach to planning and governing land and resource use. The framework developed between the Crown and the Coastal First Nations in the Great Bear Rainforest since 2001 is among the most advanced cases of Crown-First Nations shared decision-making and provides insight into some of the principles of First Nations consultation, accommodation and land use planning for British Columbia and Canada. The objectives of this thesis are two-fold. First, this thesis assesses whether the Coastal First Nations have acquired a share ... |
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