1. Evaluating the Treaty Process

2. Evaluating the Treaty Process: Good or Bad?
1. Get back what was lost through colonization
2. Regain control of lost lands
3. Compensation for losses
4. Achieve self-determination
(aka self-govt/control/decision)
Bad
1. Potential loss of rights / title
2. Process is SLOW and EXPENSIVE
3. Disagreement with the process

3. Alternatives to the Treaty Process
Court Action:
gain rights through justice system
Conflict
( Direct Action)
Protests Blockades
Marches

4. Opposed to the Treaty Process
-Not everyone agrees with the treaty process:
1. Union of BC Indian Chiefs
2. Southern Nations Alliance
Both groups are concerned mainly with:
-extinguishing Aboriginal title in exchange for treaty rights
-cost of treaty process ($ 4 billion spent to date)
-the fact that they SHOULD NOT HAVE TO NEGOTIATE for their land – it is already proven that FNs traditionally owned the land