Province of British Columbia
2nd Session, 37th Parliament (2001)

INDEX to the Hansard Report of the
Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs

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Babister, Gary

Presentation to committee 457
Indians, treaty settlements, cash and land compensation, payments to groups and individuals 457

Bachmeier, A.

Presentation to committee 524-5
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, process 524-5
- self-government, structure of government 524-5
- treaty negotiations, private property issue 525

Bacon, Bob

Presentation to committee 199
Indians, referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 199

Barnett, Duncan

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Cattlemen's Association 459-65
B.C. Cattlemen's Association, mandate and membership 459-60
Crown land, access to Crown land and resources 460-3
Indians
- aboriginal rights 461-3
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - process 459
  - referendum questions 463
- self-government 461-2
- treaties, land and resources ownership 460-3
- treaty negotiations
  - federal-provincial cost-sharing 461, 464
  - guiding principles 462-3
  - interim and treaty-related measures 464
  - public consultation and participation 463, 465
  - third parties, compensation 460-3
- treaty settlements
  - cash and land compensation 461-3
  - impact on ranching industry 460-3

Beck, Sonny

Presentation to committee 415-8
First Nations Land Management Act, concerns 416-7
Indians
- self-government, structure of government 418
- treaties
  - certainty and finality 417
  - ratification of agreements-in-principle 418
- treaty negotiations
  - advisory committees, representation 417-8
  - B.C. government negotiators 416
  - consultation of Indians, individual consultation 418
  - local government involvement 415
  - mandates and decision-making powers of negotiators 416, 418
  - process, trust issue 416
  - public education and information 417
  - representation of individuals' views by Indian leaders 418

Beets, Marlie

Presentation to committee on behalf of the Council of Forest Industries 383-8
As subject
- comments on aboriginal rights (Carr, A.) 606
Civil disobedience, blockades and disruption of forest industry operations 383-4, 388
Council of Forest Industries, membership 383
Crown land, access to Crown land and resources 383-6
Education, education of Indians, training in resource development activities 385-6
Forest industry
- Indians' involvement in industry
  - involvement 383-8
  - partnerships with industry 387-8
- participation in treaty negotiation advisory committees 383
Indians
- aboriginal rights, rights on and outside treaty settlement lands 384-7
- land claims, impact on investment climate in B.C. 383
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 385
- treaties, land ownership 384
- treaty negotiations
  - interim and treaty-related measures 384-7
  - third parties, compensation 385
  - third parties, participation 384-5

Behennah, Ann

Presentation to committee 617-20
Indians, referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions, affirmative referendum process proposal 617-9
Referenda, question models, affirmative referendum process 617-9

Bell, Don

Presentation to committee on behalf of Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee 345-9
As subject
- comments on relationship between Indian and non-Indian communities (Price, R.) 621
Community charter, impact on powers and status of local government 347
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, process 345
- self-government, municipal style of government 348-9
- treaty negotiations
  - addressing of urban and rural Indians' needs 348
  - local government involvement 345-8
  - transparency of negotiations 347-8
- treaty settlements, urban treaty settlements 346
Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee, activities and mandate 345-7

Belsey, Bill (North Coast)

Aboriginal Affairs Committee
- Aug. 29, 2001, Victoria meeting 2, 9-10
- Sept. 5, 2001, Victoria meeting 13, 16-7, 19, 21
- Sept. 26, 2001, Victoria meeting 61, 63, 68-9, 84
- Oct. 3, 2001, Prince Rupert public hearing 89, 91, 95, 103, 122-3, 125, 127
- Oct. 4, 2001, Smithers public hearing 131, 134, 146, 152, 171-2
- Oct. 5, 2001, Fort St. John public hearing 179, 182, 190, 193
- Oct. 10, 2001, Williams Lake public hearing 205, 216, 220, 223
- Oct. 11, 2001, Kelowna public hearing 229, 233, 244, 255, 258-9
- Oct. 12, 2001, Cranbrook public hearing 269, 275, 277, 279, 282-3, 285
- Oct. 17, 2001, Chilliwack public hearing 295, 298, 301, 304, 307, 317
- Oct. 18, 2001, Vancouver public hearing 333, 339, 368-9, 387
- Oct. 24, 2001, Prince George public hearing 397, 400, 416-7
- Oct. 25, 2001, Kamloops public hearing 433, 437-8, 451-3
- Oct. 26, 2001, Lillooet public hearing 467, 469, 483
- consultation by committee
  - consultation with Indians 17
  - process 16
- meeting schedule and travel plans 13, 19
- public hearings process 91
- reports, minority reports 2
- terms of reference 2
Alaska, native claims settlements 95
B.C., entrance into Confederation, condition placed by B.C. re treaties with Indians 285
B.C. Treaty Commission
- effectiveness 277
- role 483
Forest industry, Indians' involvement in industry, partnerships with industry 387
Indian Act, revision or repeal 452-3
Indians
- equality issue 95, 122, 368-9
- land claims, total area of claims 68, 282-3
- population
  - Indians living off reserves, participation in treaty process 258-9, 317
  - socioeconomic conditions in Canada 279
- programs and services for Indians, infrastructure services, provision, partnerships involving local government 304
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - benefit to Indians 103
  - process 122-3, 451
  - purpose of referendum 400
  - referendum questions 152, 298
- self-government
  - municipal style of government 61, 216
  - structure of government 339
- treaties, certainty and finality 233, 368
- treaty negotiations
  - consultation of Indians, individual consultation 416-7
  - guiding principles 298
  - impact on business 437-8
  - incremental and sectoral agreements 171, 368
  - interim and treaty-related measures 220
  - mandate of federal and provincial negotiators 171-2
  - number and size of Indian groups in negotiations 368
  - process 68-9, 182, 307
  - process, trust issue 258
  - public education and information 451
  - time limit 244
- treaty settlements
  - cash and land compensation 146
  - cash and land compensation, distribution to band members 134-5
  - settlement, impact on tax levels in B.C. 275
Nisga'a people, treaty
- impact on non-Indian population within treaty lands 69
- impact on tax levels in B.C. 275
Pacific Business and Law Institute, conference on Indian land claims, attendance by Aboriginal Affairs Committee members 9-10
Society, goal of non-differentiation among different ethnicities or races 122
Treaty 8
- consultation on treaty 190
- treaty 244

Bennett, Bruce

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Chamber of Commerce 400
Indians, treaty negotiations, commitment of parties to achieve treaties 400

Berg, Ken

Presentation to committee 277-80
Indians
- population, socioeconomic conditions in Canada 277-9
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 278
- treaty negotiations
  - consultation of Indians, individual consultation 279
  - incremental agreements 278
  - process 277
  - single treaty for B.C. 277-9

Berkshire, Dan

Presentation to committee 556-7
Humanity, history 556
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 556
- self-government, structure of government 556

Berry, Rick

Presentation to committee 415
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 415
- treaty negotiations, consultation of Indians, individual consultation 415

Bill C-31

See Indian Act (federal)
Bill C-49 See First Nations Land Management Act (federal)
Boyanowsky, Ehor

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadians for Reconciliation, Equality and Equity 56-63, 72
Human rights, rights based on ethnicity 56, 62
Indians
- aboriginal rights, determination based on ethnicity or race 56, 62
- land claims, settlement 56-7
- referenda with Indians 57, 60
- treaties, land and resources ownership 60
- treaty negotiations 56-7, 62
Referenda, use 58

Brabazon, Patrick

Presentation to committee on behalf of Atrevida Group 547-9
Atrevida Group, position on treaty negotiation process 547-9
Delgamuukw cases, decisions, impact on treaty negotiations 548
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 548-9
- self-government, concerns 548
- treaties, certainty and finality 548-9
- treaty negotiations
  - local government involvement 548
  - process 547-8
Sliammon band, treaty negotiations 547-8

British Columbia

Division into smaller provinces (Lloyd, H.) 408
Entrance into Confederation (Angus, D.) 489-90
Entrance into Confederation, condition placed by B.C. re treaties with Indians (Belsey) 285 (Floyd, P.) 284-5
History of European settlement (Hooper, C.) 419-20
Northern B.C.
- employment and employment training (Papp, L.) 187
- issues of Indians in northeastern B.C. (Thorlakson, S.) 182-4

British Columbia Cattlemen's Association See also witness Barnett, Duncan

Presentation to committee 459-65
Mandate and membership (Barnett, D.) 459-60

British Columbia Chamber of Commerce See also witnesses Bennett, Bruce; Winter, John

Presentation to committee 397-401
Position on Indian treaty negotiations (Winter, J.) 398

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association See also witness Eisenberg, Avigail

Presentation to committee 603-5
Position on issues
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations (Eisenberg, A.) 603-4
- referendum proposal for Nisga'a treaty (Eisenberg, A.) 603

British Columbia Claims Task Force

Public consultations and recommendations (Lineger, K.) 585
Report recommendations (Nursall, R.) 544-5

British Columbia Fisheries Survival Coalition See also witnesses Eidsvik, Phillip; Greene, Paddy

Presentation to committee 82-8, 91-7
Activities and mandate (Eidsvik, P.) 82-3

British Columbia Liberal Party

2001 election campaign, candidates, awareness of Indian issues (Gillie, M.) 589
Government
- commitment to hold referendum on principles for treaty negotiations (Drost, H.) 611-2 (Hatch, M.) 311-2 (MacKay) 505 (Manly, J.) 504-6 (Marcil, L.) 546
- commitment to negotiate treaties with Indians (Adolph, R.) 487 (Anderson, V.) 330 (Hunter) 166, 505 (Oliver, D.) 326
- commitment to seek direction from Supreme Court of Canada on aboriginal self-government (Commodore, L.) 579
Position on issues
- citizen-initiated referenda (Stark, C.) 352
- Nisga'a treaty (Haythornthwaite, G.) 600, 602-3 (Les) 602
- treaty negotiation process (Haythornthwaite, G.) 600-3 (Les) 602

British Columbia Treaty Commission See also witnesses Adam, Wilf; Hanuse, Debra; Lusztig, Peter; Richardson, Miles

Presentation to committee 362-75
Effectiveness (Belsey) 277 (Jewitt, W.) 277 (Lekstrom) 281
Report on treaty negotiation process (Hames, C.) 313 (Oliver, D.) 325-6
Role (Adolph, R.) 485 (Belsey) 483 (Dinwoodie, A.) 253 (Hames, C.) 316 (Hunter) 37, 366 (Lampman, M.) 475 (Nettleton) 316 (Richardson, M.) 363-6, 374 (Steenkamp, P.) 34, 36, 41 (Tennant, P.) 66 (Trumper) 41, 364, 483 (Warner, E.) 482-3

British Columbia Wildlife Federation See also witness Otway, William

Presentation to committee 357-9

Brown, Dave

As subject
- experience in forest industry and Indian issues 289
Presentation to committee 289-92
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 291
- treaty negotiations 290-1
- treaty settlements
  - impact on forest industry 289, 292
  - public access to land outside treaty settlement lands 291-2

Brown, Diane

Presentation to committee on behalf of Council of Canadians, mid-Island Chapter 500
Council of Canadians
- Mid Island chapter, position on referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 509
- role 509
Education, curriculum, aboriginal education 510
Exports and imports, free trade agreements, impact on Indians 510-1
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, cost and impact on treaty negotiation process 509-10
- treaty negotiations
  - process 510
  - public education and information, role of government 509-10
Nanaimo, involvement in treaty negotiation process with Snuneymuxw people 510
Snuneymuxw people
- position on referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 509
- treaty negotiations 510-1

Browne, Murray

Presentation to committee 597-600
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, mandate 597
Indians
- equality issue 598
- population, socioeconomic conditions in Canada 598
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - referendum 597-8
  - referendum questions, content 598-9
- self-government, structure of government 599-600
- treaties, certainty and finality 598-9
- treaty negotiations, process 597-600
U.S., Indians, self-government 599

Brumell, Tony

Presentation to committee 438, 442-3
Canada, human rights in Canada 443
Delgamuukw cases, decisions, application of decisions 443
Indians
- land claims, dispossession of Indians 442
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, process 443

Buchanan, Ken

Presentation to committee 169-72
Aboriginal Affairs Committee
- advertising and publicity 169
- consultation by committee
  - consultation with Gitxsan hereditary chiefs 170
  - process, cost 170
Gitxsan nation, role of oral traditions 170
Hazelton, position on referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 170
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, impact 170
- treaty negotiations
  - incremental and sectoral agreements 170-1
  - mandate of federal and provincial negotiators 170-2
  - public education and information 172
MacKay, Dennis, consultations with Gitxsan nation 171

Buttuls, Bill

Presentation to committee 470-2
Income, gap between rich and poor 471
Indians
- aboriginal rights 471
- governance, federal government consultation meeting 470
- land and resources management 471-2
- population, relationship with non-Indian population
  - compensation for historical inequity 472
  - relationship with government 471-2
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 470-1
- treaty negotiations, federal role 470
Land use, land and resource management, public land trust proposal 471-2

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