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A14 THE VANCOUVER SUN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1997
NEWS
STEWART BELL
VANCOUVER SUN
The Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Delgamuukw land claim case highlights the need to reach negotiated settlements with B.C. Indians, government and tribal leaders said Thursday.
...Premier Glen Clark said it “confirms British Columbia’s view that we should negotiate native land claims. It shouldn’t be dealt with in the courts. We should negotiate and that’s what we’re trying to do.”
But aboriginal leaders as well as some experts and officials said the ruling will force the federal and provincial governments to make significant changes in the way land claims are now negotiated in BC.
...For example, the governments are refusing to discuss the issue of compensation for past wrongs. But the court ruling said bands are owed “fair compensation” for the loss of established aboriginal title.
…In addition, the governments are currently working with what’s called the “land-selection model” of treaty settlement, in which tribes are to be granted ownership of a small portion of their traditional lands.
But the view of aboriginal land rights contained in the court ruling may mean tribes now have a legitimate claim to some form of control over a larger portion of their ancestral lands, which cover almost all of B.C…
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