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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A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Y - Z

Macdonald, Alex

Presentation to committee on behalf of Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce 301-3
Chilliwack, Indian land claims in area, impact on real estate development 302
Indians
- land claims, settlement 301
- property rights 302
- self-government, structure of government 301-2
- treaty negotiations
  - guiding principles 303
  - public education and information 301

Macdonell, John

Presentation to committee 402-3
Indians
- equality issue 403
- population, relationship with non-Indian population 403
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - referendum questions 403
  - results, actionability for government 403
  - results, impact on existing treaties 402
- treaty negotiations, guiding principles 403

McIntosh, Alex

Presentation to committee 456-7
Indians, referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 457

MacKay, Dennis (Bulkley Valley–Stikine)

As subject
- consultations with Gitxsan nation (Buchanan, K.) 171
- experience of conducting referendum 553, 615
Aboriginal Affairs Committee
- Aug. 29, 2001, Victoria meeting 1-2, 4-5, 9-10
- Sept. 5, 2001, Victoria meeting 13, 17
- Sept. 19, 2001, Victoria meeting 25-6, 30, 38, 47, 51
- Sept. 26, 2001, Victoria meeting 62, 86
- Oct. 3, 2001, Prince Rupert public hearing 89-91, 94-5, 100, 103-4, 108, 116, 119-20, 130
- Oct. 4, 2001, Smithers public hearing 131, 133, 135-6, 138, 140-2, 144-6, 148, 150, 154, 157-8, 163, 168-9, 176
- Oct. 5, 2001, Fort St. John public hearing 179, 186-7, 189, 193, 195, 199
- Oct. 10, 2001, Williams Lake public hearing 205, 212-3, 221, 223, 225
- Oct. 11, 2001, Kelowna public hearing 229, 235, 243, 246, 249-50, 255, 259-60, 263-4
- Oct. 12, 2001, Cranbrook public hearing 269, 274-5, 278-9, 288, 290
- Oct. 17, 2001, Chilliwack public hearing 295, 302, 309
- Oct. 18, 2001, Vancouver public hearing 333, 338, 342, 357, 377, 390
- Nov. 1, 2001, Nanaimo public hearing 491, 503, 505-6, 509
- Nov. 1, 2001, Port Alberni public hearing 517, 519, 523, 533
- Nov. 2, 2001, Victoria public hearing 561, 596, 604, 615
- advertising and publicity 26
- consultation by committee, consultation with Indians 4-5, 17
- mandate 90-1
- meeting schedule and travel plans 13, 17, 25-6
- public hearings process 30
- role of committee 154
- terms of reference, powers 1
Attorney General ministry, treaty negotiations office, role 38
B.C. Liberal Party government, commitment to hold referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 505
Calder v. Attorney General of British Columbia, decision 519
Cromarty, Don, experience as status Indian 249-50
Crown land
- access to Crown land and resources 220-1
- exclusion from treaty negotiation process 141-2
Education, education of Indians
- education 596
- urban schools for Indians 342
First Nations Land Management Act, purpose of bill 51
Fisheries
- aboriginal fisheries strategy 86, 119
- fishing by Indians
  - food fishery 119
  - involvement in commercial fishery 86
- management of resource 119-20
Gosnell, Joseph, comments on Indian land claims 243
Indian Act, revision or repeal 47, 157-8
Indians
- aboriginal rights
  - rights 263
  - rights, definition 506, 509
  - rights on and outside treaty settlement lands 220-1
- equality issue 94
- land claims
  - overlapping claims 246
  - transfer of Crown lands to Indian bands, impact on provincial revenues 146
- population, relationship with non-Indian population, isolation from society 187
- programs and services for Indians, consultation on needs of individuals 150
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - benefit to Indians 103-4
  - process 116, 199, 225, 533
  - purpose of referendum 169
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions
  - clarity and number of questions 144-5
  - questions 154
- self-government
  - accountability issue 213
  - structure of government 186, 189, 302, 541
- treaties
  - certainty and finality 38, 221, 243
  - land and resources ownership 189
  - land ownership 51
  - provisions for mineral exploration industry 176
- treaty negotiations
  - advisory committees 290
  - consultation of Indians, individual consultation 278-9
  - guiding principles 163, 259-60, 263, 274, 288, 302
  - process 119, 133, 235
  - process, comparison to other jurisdictions 338
  - provincial government involvement 195
  - public education and information 104
  - time limit 62, 100, 140-1, 150, 223, 309, 545
  - transparency of negotiations 347-8
- treaty settlements
  - legislated settlement 503
  - settlement lands, rights of non-Indians on settlement lands 604
- treaty settlements, cash and land compensation
  - accountability for cash settlements 212-3
  - compensation 94-5, 377
  - distribution to band members 135-6
  - payments to groups and individuals 130
In-SHUCK-ch people, access to hydro grid and participation in hydro generation 47
Kitwanga, Indian population, changes in living conditions 148
Native Women CARE Society, membership 51
New Zealand, treaty negotiations with Maori people 338
Nisga'a people
- self-government
  - accountability to non-Nisga'a people on Nisga'a land 377
  - structure of government 302
- treaty
  - consultation process 168
  - forestry provisions 145
  - impact on non-Indian population within treaty lands 604
  - negotiation 551
  - negotiations, advisory process 38
  - referendum on treaty in Smithers 615
  - voting rights and taxation of non-Indians living on Nisga'a land 274
Pacific Business and Law Institute, conference on Indian land claims, attendance by Aboriginal Affairs Committee members 9
School district 82 (Coast Mountains), integration of Indians into public education system in Terrace and area schools 148
Scott, Mike, access to information on Nisga'a treaty negotiations 100, 108
Sealaska Corporation, use as model for Indian land claims settlement 523
Sebastian, Troy, experience in education system 596
Smallpox, use against Indian population 390
Wildlife, Nisga'a treaty wildlife provisions, entitlements and allocations 377
Williams Lake Indian band, accountability issues 212

MacKenzie, Donald

Presentation to committee 388-90
Indians
- population, relationship with non-Indian population 389-90
- treaty negotiations, process 388-9
Indigenous Business Magazine, mandate 390
Smallpox, use against Indian population 388, 390

McKinnon, Cecile

Presentation to committee 525-6
Indians, equality issue 525

McLaren, Richard

Presentation to committee 136-7
Human rights, rights based on race 136-7
Indians
- self-government, municipal style of government 137
- treaty negotiations, participation of third parties 136

McLean, Cynthia

Presentation to committee 378-80
As subject
- experience as intercultural mediator 379
Indians, treaty negotiations, public education and information 378-80

McLeman, Jack

Presentation to committee on behalf of Port Alberni and District Labour Council 526-8
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, process 526-7
- treaty negotiations
  - incremental and sectoral agreements 528
  - process 527

McNaughton, Brian

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Woodlot Associations 438-9
Federation of British Columbia Woodlot Associations, membership 438
Forest industry
- woodlot associations, participation in treaty negotiation advisory committees 439
- woodlot licence holders, licences held by Indian bands 439
- woodlot licence holders, private property and resource tenure rights 439

McNutt, Roy

Presentation to committee 444
Sun Peaks Resort at Tod Mountain, Indian land claim in area 444

MacPhail, Joy (Vancouver-Hastings)

Aboriginal Affairs Committee
- Nov. 1, 2001, Campbell River public hearing 539, 541, 545, 551, 553

MacPherson, Neil

Presentation to committee 245-6
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 245
- treaty negotiations
  - process 246
  - public education and information 245

Mah, Eric

Presentation to committee 156-7
Indian Act
- impact on Indians 156-7
- repeal 157
Indians, treaty negotiations, guiding principles 157

Manly, Jim

Presentation to committee on behalf of Council of Canadians, mid-Island chapter 503-6
B.C. Liberal Party government, commitment to hold referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 504-6
Council of Canadians, Mid Island chapter, position on treaty negotiation process 503
Indians
- aboriginal rights, definition 503-4, 506
- land and resources, land ownership concept 506
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - cost and impact on treaty negotiation process 504-5
  - referendum questions 504
- treaty negotiations
  - process 503-4
  - provincial government involvement 505
Snuneymuxw people, treaty negotiations 504-5

Marcil, Lyssa

Presentation to committee 545-7
B.C. Liberal Party government, commitment to hold referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 546
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, purpose of referendum 546-7
- treaty negotiations
  - process 546
  - public education and information 546-7

Martin, Ron

Presentation to committee 592-4
Indians
- culture and history 593
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - process 593
  - referendum questions 594
- treaty negotiations, process, trust issue 593-4

Massey, Douglas

Presentation to committee 343-5
Fisheries, fishing by Indians, involvement in commercial fishery 343-4
Indians
- aboriginal rights 344
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 344
- treaty negotiations, local government involvement 343
- treaty settlements, impact on provincial parks 344
Tsawwassen people, Roberts Bank protocol agreement 344

Mazur, Don

Presentation to committee 289
Indians, equality issue 289

Meisner, Ben

Presentation to committee 412-4
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 413
- treaties, certainty and finality 412
- treaty negotiations, consultation of Indians, individual consultation 412-3
- treaty settlements, cost 413

Métis

Access to funding for education (Papp, L.) 186
Isolation from society (Anderson, V.) 188 (Papp, L.) 188

Mi'kmaq people

Fishing rights, Supreme Court ruling (Campsall, M.) 287

Milke, Mark

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadian Taxpayers Federation 564-7
Indians
- aboriginal rights 564-5
- equality issue 566
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - process 564
  - referendum questions 565-6
- self-government 565-7
- treaties
  - certainty and finality 566
  - land ownership 566-7
- treaty settlements, cash and land compensation, payments to groups and individuals 565-6

Milne, Bruce

Presentation to committee on behalf of district of Sechelt 567-71
Indians
- aboriginal identity 568
- aboriginal rights, constitutional entrenchment 569-70
- land claims, overlapping claims 568-9
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions
  - questions 569-70
  - use of preamble to frame questions 569
- treaties, ratification of treaties 570
- treaty negotiations
  - local government involvement 570
  - process 568
  - public consultation and participation 567, 569
  - public education and information 570

Mining Association of British Columbia

See also witness Livingston, Gary

Presentation to committee 573-5

Mining industry

Exploration, needs of mineral exploration sector (Oliver, D.) 327 (Smit, H.) 174-5
Indians' involvement in industry (Livingston, G.) 573
Initiatives with Indian bands (Nettleton) 176 (Smit, H.) 175-7 (Trumper) 177

Molloy, Tom

Comments on referendum on principles for treaty negotiations (Olsen, R.) 431

Moody, Elmer

Presentation to committee 111-6
Education, curriculum, aboriginal education 111-4
Fisheries, fishing by Indians, involvement in commercial fishery 111-3
Indians
- referenda with Indians 116
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - impact on families and students 111-2
  - process 114, 115-6
- treaty negotiations
  - process 113, 115
  - public education and information 114

Moses, Simon

Presentation to committee 205-11
Education, education of Indians, impact on economic status 206
Indians
- aboriginal rights, constitutional entrenchment 206-7
- aboriginal title, constitutional entrenchment 206-7
- population, relationship with non-Indian population, apology from non-Indian population for historical treatment 210-1
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - impact on aboriginal rights and title 210
  - process 209-11
  - referendum questions 206-8
- treaty negotiations
  - guiding principles 209
  - process 209
  - use of resources on Crown lands during negotiations 206-7
- treaty settlements, cash and land compensation 207-10

Mott, Oliver

Presentation to committee 195-9
Aboriginal Affairs Committee
- membership 198-9
- public hearings, process 197-9
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, process 196-7
- treaty negotiations, public education and information 197

Munroe, Bill

Presentation to committee 143-5
Indians
- culture and history, recovery and expression of heritage 144
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions, clarity and number of questions 144-5
- self-government, municipal style of government 144
- treaty negotiations, process, need for equitable representation of interests 143-4

Mushrooms

Licensing of mushroom-picking on Nisga'a land See Nisga'a people

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