Five Vancouver Island First Nations reach lands and cash deal – Global News
ESQUIMALT, B.C. – After two decades of negotiations, five Vancouver Island First Nations have signed an agreement-in-principle on a treaty that would include land and cash.
Hundreds of people gathered on the traditional lands of the Victoria-area Songhees First Nation to witness the signing ceremony on Thursday.
The Te’mexw (tah-muck) Treaty Association, representing the five southern Vancouver Island First Nations, reached the agreement that includes provisions to provide 1,565 hectares of Crown land and about $142 million once a final agreement is reached. The sides have been negotiating for several years
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