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First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area. Indigenous groups *First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including: **First Natio ...

Treaty Society of

Nuu-chah-nulth The Nuu-chah-nulth (; Nuučaan̓uł: ), also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuuchahnulth or Tahkaht, are one of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast in Canada. The term Nuu-chah-nulth is used to describe fifte ...

nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Member Nations

Huu-ay-aht First Nations The Huu-ay-aht First Nations is a First Nations band government based on Pachena Bay about northwest of Victoria, British Columbia on the west coast of Vancouver Island, in Canada. The traditional territories of the Huu-ay-aht make up the water ...

* Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations (formerly Kyuqout) *

Toquaht First Nation The Toquaht Nation is a modern treaty government located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Maa-nulth Treaty Society and the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. Introduction In terms of citize ...

* Uchucklesaht Tribe * Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (Ucluelet First Nation)

Treaty Process

The Maa-nulth First Nations' Final Agreement, Stage 5 in the

BC Treaty Process The British Columbia Treaty Process (BCTP) is a Indigenous land claims in Canada#Comprehensive claims, land claims negotiation process started in 1993 to resolve outstanding issues, including claims to un-extinguished indigenous rights, with Br ...

, was initialled on December 9, 2006, and subsequently ratified by Maa-nulth First Nations members in the summer and fall of 2007. Provincial ratification legislation was introduced in the Legislative Assembly on November 21, and received Royal Assent on November 29. In October 2007, the ratification process was also completed and all five First Nations voted in favour of accepting the Final Agreement. Of those who voted, close to 80 per cent were in favour of the treaty. The Maa-nulth Final Agreement is the first

modern-day treaty Indigenous peoples in Canada demand to have their land rights and their Aboriginal titles respected by the Canadian government. These outstanding land claims are some of the main political issues facing Indigenous peoples today. The Government ...

for Vancouver Island and the second under the BCTC process.

References

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