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Native Rights/Claims
Social Studies 10, Unit #8
Question | Answer |
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What happened at the turn of the century for them? | They were struggling. |
What had the Royal Proclamation of 1763 do? | Recognized their right to own the land they occupied. |
What did they want to retain? | Their traditional territory. |
What did BC have? | Areas that were not under any territory. |
What had been signed? | Many treaties. |
What happened in 1916 when a motion adding land to BC reserves was made? | Allied Tribes of BC rejected it (it had no valuable land). |
What happened after the motion? | The Canadian government removed the requirement of having consent from Native tribes. |
What were these issues brought up as a part of? | The Nisga's land claims dispute. |
What were the Nisga'a given? | A lot of land, some self-governing rights and financial settlement. |