Invaluable: Canada’s First Modern Treaty, Federal Recognition of Indigenous Autonomy
Presentation Category
01 WORKING WITHIN THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
General Session Description
In the year 2000, after a century of rejection, the Nisga’a Nation attained a monumental accord with British Columbia and Canada. Learn how ancestral lands of the Nisga’a were valued by the three parties involved and how the treaty’s conveyance was the catalyst for the federal recognition of Indigenous autonomy.
Audience Expertise
General Interest (Appropriate for all experience level)
Location
Glen 201/202
Start Date
10-14-2026 11:00 AM
End Date
10-14-2026 12:00 PM
Moderator
Shila Kiander, MAAO, Mecosta County, Michigan
Invaluable: Canada’s First Modern Treaty, Federal Recognition of Indigenous Autonomy
Glen 201/202
In the year 2000, after a century of rejection, the Nisga’a Nation attained a monumental accord with British Columbia and Canada. Learn how ancestral lands of the Nisga’a were valued by the three parties involved and how the treaty’s conveyance was the catalyst for the federal recognition of Indigenous autonomy.