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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Nanaimo, B.C.

See also witness Korpan, Gary

Presentation to committee 496-8
Involvement in treaty negotiation process with Snuneymuxw people (Brown, Diane) 510 (Korpan, G.) 496-8 (Trumper) 498

Nanaimo people See Snuneymuxw people
Native Student Union

Role and position on referendum on principles for treaty negotiations (Sebastian, T.) 594-5

Native Women CARE Society See also witness Lockhart Lundberg, Wendy

Presentation to committee 48-53
Mandate (Lockhart Lundberg, W.) 48
Membership (Lockhart Lundberg, W.) 51 (MacKay) 51

Neskonlith Indian band See also witness Dick-Bill, Janice

Presentation to committee 453-4
Land claim (Newton, B.) 435

Nettleton, Paul (Prince George–Omineca)

As subject
- election as Deputy Chair of Aboriginal Affairs Committee 1
Aboriginal Affairs Committee
- Aug. 29, 2001, Victoria meeting 2-3, 6, 9
- Sept. 5, 2001, Victoria meeting 13-4, 16-7, 19, 21-3
- Sept. 19, 2001, Victoria meeting 26, 29, 31, 38, 53
- Oct. 3, 2001, Prince Rupert public hearing 89, 96, 103, 114, 125, 127
- Oct. 4, 2001, Smithers public hearing 131, 135, 140, 143, 149-50, 157, 168, 171, 174, 176
- Oct. 5, 2001, Fort St. John public hearing 179, 194-5, 197-8, 200
- Oct. 10, 2001, Williams Lake public hearing 205, 208-9, 221, 224
- Oct. 11, 2001, Kelowna public hearing 229, 233-4, 240, 261
- Oct. 12, 2001, Cranbrook public hearing 269, 276, 282, 288, 290-1
- Oct. 17, 2001, Chilliwack public hearing 310, 316, 324, 327, 329-30
- Oct. 18, 2001, Vancouver public hearing 333, 338-9, 367, 394
- Oct. 24, 2001, Prince George public hearing 397, 403, 406-7, 409-10, 413, 415-6
- Oct. 25, 2001, Kamloops public hearing 433, 437, 441, 443
- Oct. 26, 2001, Lillooet public hearing 467
- advertising and publicity, website 31
- consultation by committee
  - process 330
  - written submissions 3
- meeting schedule and travel plans 13, 19, 26
- public hearings process 31, 197
- split committee proposal 2, 13-4, 16-7
- terms of reference 2-3
Alaska, native claims settlements 338-9
B.C. Treaty Commission, role 316
Clerk of Committees office, role 6
Education, curriculum, aboriginal education 114
Gitxsan nation, culture and heritage 174
Indians
- economic development by Indians, sustainable economic development 200
- land and resources, access to fishing, hunting and recreational opportunities 276
- population, Indians living off reserves, participation in treaty process 140
- property rights 240
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - benefit to Indians 103
  - process 197, 443
  - purpose of referendum 282
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions
  - potential for legal challenges 327
  - questions 96, 194, 240, 291, 324
- treaties
  - certainty and finality 135, 195, 413
  - treaties 127
- treaty negotiations
  - consolidation of common issues 143
  - development of understanding between cultures 261
  - guiding principles 157, 168, 209, 316
  - history 409
  - incremental and sectoral agreements 171
  - local government involvement 410
  - needs assessment of status Indians 38
  - process, comparison to other jurisdictions 338-9
  - process, creativity and flexibility 367
  - process, federal-provincial responsibilities 233-4
  - public education and information 197-8, 241
- treaty settlements
  - cost 310, 413
  - impact on Canadian society 149-50
Liberal Party of Canada, position on referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 125
Mining industry, initiatives with Indian bands 176
Pacific Business and Law Institute, conference on Indian land claims, attendance by Aboriginal Affairs Committee members 9
Ski industry, partnerships with Indians 437
Union of B.C. Municipalities, convention, opportunity for delegates to make presentations to Aboriginal Affairs Committee 22

New Hazelton, B.C. See also witness Wilson, Janet

Presentation to committee 141-2
Position on treaty negotiation process (Wilson, J.) 141

New Zealand

Fisheries, involvement of aboriginal people (Eidsvik, P.) 84
Treaty negotiations with Maori people (Anderson, O.) 336, 338 (MacKay) 338

Newall, Joy

Presentation to committee 498-500
Chandler, Sarah, comments on Indians in Canada in Thinking About Home 499
Indians
- culture and history, recovery and expression of heritage 499
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum 498-500
- self-government, structure of government 499
- treaty negotiations, development of understanding between cultures 499-500
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, recommendations 499
Snuneymuxw people, treaty negotiations 499

Newcastle Island

Status as provincial park (Korpan, G.) 497

Newton, Bruce

Presentation to committee on behalf of Pinantan Pemberton Livestock Association 433-6, 444-5
Indians
- aboriginal rights, extinguishment 435-6
- treaties, impact on Canadian sovereignty 435
- treaty negotiations
  - public consultation and participation 434, 436, 444-5
  - time limit 435
- treaty settlements, cost 435
Kamloops Indian band, land claim 435
Neskonlith Indian band, land claim 435
Pinantan Pemberton Livestock Association, membership 433

Nickason, Don

Presentation to committee 375-8
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, public hearings, process 375
Indians
- aboriginal rights 375-8
- land claims, total area of claims 376
- self-government, municipal style of government 376
- treaty negotiations
  - process, trust issue 375
  - single treaty for B.C. 375, 378
- treaty settlements, cash and land compensation 375-6
Nisga'a people, treaty, finality issue 375
Sechelt people, treaty negotiations 377

Nisga'a people

Activities on Nisga'a land, licensing of mushroom picking (Dalen, M.) 141
Government, self-government
- accountability to non-Nisga'a people on Nisga'a land (MacKay) 377
- collective ownership and individual rights (Gibson, G.) 80
- jurisdictional concerns (Gabriele, D.) 421 (Les) 78
- structure of government (MacKay) 302
Treaty
- B.C. Liberal Party position (Haythornthwaite, G.) 600, 602-3 (Les) 602
- consultation process (Gabriele, D.) 421 (MacKay) 168
- content (Les) 265
- cost (Assu, B.) 557
- cost to taxpayers (Gabriele, D.) 421
- debate on treaty (Tennant, P.) 66
- finality issue (Nickason, D.) 375
- fisheries provisions See Nisga'a treaty fisheries provisions under Fisheries
- forestry provisions (MacKay) 145 (Wagner, D.) 145
- funding provisions (Zemenchik, B.) 149-50
- impact on economic development by Nisga'a people (Gabriele, D.) 421
- impact on non-Indian population within treaty lands (Belsey) 69 (MacKay) 604 (Tennant, P.) 69
- impact on tax levels in B.C. (Belsey) 275 (Jewitt, W.) 275
- legal challenge by B.C. Liberal Party, judge's ruling (Commodore, L.) 579 (Hooper, C.) 420
- legal challenges to treaty (Hall, B.) 297 (Weston, J.) 55
- negotiation (MacKay) 551
- negotiation, advisory process (MacKay) 38
- negotiation, public awareness of process (Wimpney, B.) 309
- referendum on treaty in lower mainland (Gifford, H.) 613-4
- referendum on treaty in North Island (Eidsvik, C.) 552
- referendum on treaty in Smithers (MacKay) 615
- rights, "cede, release and surrender" wording (Greene, P.) 94
- rights, rights outside treaty settlement lands (Rattray, G.) 220
- settlement of rights and title (Steenkamp, P.) 41
- taxation provisions (Eidsvik, C.) 553
- treaty (Landrock, K.) 138
- treaty model (Kellerhals, R.) 556 (Timmermans, C.) 493
- use as basis for other treaties (Gabriele, D.) 421
- voting rights and taxation of non-Indians living on Nisga'a land (Jewitt, W.) 274 (MacKay) 274
- women's rights under treaty (Les) 53 (Lockhart Lundberg, W.) 53

North Island Concerned Woodlots See also witness Hartford, Alex

Presentation to committee 551-2
Position on treaty negotiation process (Hartford, A.) 551-2

Northern Trollers Association See also witness Prosser, David

Presentation to committee 117-20

Northwest Territories

Population, representation by MLAs (Slaven, R.) 422

Nursall, Ralph

Presentation to committee 543-5
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, mandate 544-5
B.C. Claims Task Force, report recommendations 544-5
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations 545
- treaty negotiations
  - advisory committees 545
  - guiding principles 544
  - interim agreements 545
  - time limit 545

Nuu-chah-nulth people

Participation in referendum on principles for treaty negotiations (Price, R.) 622 (Trumper) 622
Treaty negotiation
- commercial fishery component (Eidsvik, P.) 83, 87 (Hunter) 87-8
- negotiation (Lloyd, B.) 550-1 (Trumper) 99
- prawn fishery component (Cullen, M.) 558

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