Self-determination and reconciliation were top of mind during two days of meetings between the province and Tŝilhqot’in National Government last week.
Discussions centred around the Gwets’en Nilt’i Pathway Agreement, signed in 2019 as the firs tripartite reconciliation agreement of its kind in BC.
It stems from the historic 2014 Supreme Court decision which gave the Nation Aboriginal Title Rights over 1,900 square kilometres in the Nemiah Valley.
Eight pillars of reconciliation are defined in the framework pathway, accompanied by related milestones.
Those pillars include: culture and language, governance, justice, education and training, a sustainable economy, community health, family health, and land, water and resource title.
Tŝilhqot’in Tribal Chair Chief Joe Alphonse called the discussions very positive, and lauded Premier John Horgan’s work to advance collaboration.
During a community dinner and ceremony with Horgan and 4 other ministers, the Premier presented the Nation with a number of repatriated baskets.
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