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westernstandard.news - Feds sign agreements with musqueam recognizing aboriginal title over parts of metro vancouverFeds sign agreements with Musqueam recognizing Aboriginal title over parts of Metro Vancouver'Parts'? Lol. Look at the map. They gave it *all* away:
VANCOUVER — The federal government has signed three “landmark agreements” with the Musqueam Indian Band formally recognizing Aboriginal rights — including Aboriginal title — across its “traditional territory” in Metro Vancouver and surrounding areas.
The full details have not yet been disclosed."Aboriginal title" has special significance in Canadian law.
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca - Aboriginal titleIn Canadian law, Aboriginal title is sui generis (meaning of its own kind or unique), in that the land title originates in an Indigenous group’s occupation of its ancestral lands prior to the European assertion of sovereignty. As such, it is different from other forms of property rights because it is a communal right belonging to specific Indigenous communities. In that regard, Aboriginal title may not be sold or purchased by individuals; it may only be voluntarily surrendered to the Crown by an Indigenous community through agreements such as treaties. It includes both surface and subsurface resources, such as mineral rights and oil and gas developments. (See also Resource Rights and Resource Management.)Jedi: Here's your Canadian punishment!
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The government has released no full texts, no detailed territorial maps, and no breakdowns of how its so-called “gradual implementation” will unfold or what financial resources will support it beyond the fisheries component.
What is known at this time is that the Musqueam’s “traditional territory” encompasses most of Metro Vancouver and surrounding coastal areas where the First Nation has long asserted rights tied to its history in the region.
The agreements focus on control over fisheries, marine planning, and emergency response.
In its announcement, the federal government noted the new agreement with the Musqueum “honours Canada’s commitments to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” thereby “exemplify(ing) reconciliation in action.”
Details of the full texts have not been publicly released, however, leading to rampant speculation about what this could mean for property owners.Way to go, government of Canada, for transparancy!
