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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Wagner, Dieter

Presentation to committee 145-6
Indian Affairs and Northern Development department, budget, breakdown of expenditures 145-6
Indians
- culture and history, recovery and expression of heritage 146
- land claims, transfer of Crown lands to Indian bands, impact on provincial revenues 146
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 145
- reserve lands, status 145-6
- treaty settlements
  - cash and land compensation 146
  - impact on Canadian society 145-6
Nisga'a people, treaty, forestry provisions 145

Warner, Elinor

Presentation to committee on behalf of PIX Treaty Advisory Committee 480-4
B.C. Treaty Commission, role 482-3
Indians
- aboriginal rights 482
- culture and history, preservation of heritage sites 482
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 481-2
- reserves
  - conditions on reserve lands 484
  - non-Indians living on reserves, services, "non-member representation" issue 481
- self-government, structure of government 481-2
- treaties, land and resources ownership, water property rights 481-2
- treaty negotiations
  - advisory committees 484
  - mandate of provincial negotiators 480-3
- treaty settlements, settlement lands, rights of non-Indians on settlement lands 481
In-SHUCK-ch people, involvement in treaty negotiation process 483-4
Lillooet Lake, road conditions in area 484
Ts'kw'aylaxw (Pavilion), In-SHUCK-ch N'Quat'qua and Xaxli'p Treaty Advisory Committee, role and position on treaty negotiation process 480-3

Wendell, Dwight

Presentation to committee 266-8
Education, education of Indians 267
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, impact, reaction of Indians 266-8
- treaty negotiations, guiding principles 267-8
Israel, establishment as state 266

Werstuik, Mick

Presentation to committee on behalf of Westbank nation 237-45
Indians
- land claims, public education and information 243-4
- property rights 237-8, 240
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - impact 237-40
  - referendum questions 240
- self-government, structure of government 238-9, 242, 244-5
- taxation, inclusion in treaty negotiation process 239, 242
- treaties, certainty and finality 238, 243
- treaty negotiations
  - history 241, 243
  - interim agreements 239
  - process 237-9
  - public education and information 241
  - time limit 244
- treaty settlements, impact on B.C. economy 238
Okanagan nation
- history 237
- involvement in treaty negotiation process 241
Treaty 8, treaty 244
Westbank nation
- involvement in treaty negotiation process 237-41
- recommendations for treaty negotiation process 240
- self-government agreement 238-9, 242, 244-5

West Coast of Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board

Activities (DeLuca, D.) 520

Westbank nation

See also witness Werstuik, Mick

Presentation to committee 237-45
Involvement in treaty negotiation process (Les) 241 (Werstuik, M.) 237-41
Recommendations for treaty negotiation process (Werstuik, M.) 240
Self-government agreement (Werstuik, M.) 238-9, 242, 244-5

Western Canada Wilderness Committee See also witnesses Commodore, Larry; Foy, Joe; George, Paul

Presentation to committee 320-2, 390-3, 578-9
Position on referendum on principles for treaty negotiations (Foy, J.) 320 (Lekstrom) 321
Role (Foy, J.) 320

Weston, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of Canadians for Reconciliation, Equality and Equity 55, 57-63
Canadians for Reconciliation, Equality and Equity, activities and mandate 55, 58
Indians
- aboriginal rights, constitutional entrenchment 59, 61
- referenda with Indians 60
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 57, 59, 63
- self-government, municipal style of government 61
- treaties, land and resources ownership 59-60
- treaty negotiations
  - representation of individuals' views by Indian leaders 59
  - time limit 62-3
Nisga'a people, treaty, legal challenges to treaty 55

Wet'suwet'en nation

Status of treaty negotiations (Glaim-Buchholtz, D.) 164-7 (Trumper) 166-7

Wet'suwet'en, Office of the See also witness Glaim-Buchholtz, Darlene

Presentation to committee 164-9

White, Bill

Presentation to committee 128-9
Indians
- aboriginal rights 129
- languages, historical restrictions on use of Indian languages 129
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, process 128-9
- taxation 129
- treaty negotiations, use of resources on Crown lands during negotiations 128

Wildlife

Conservation of wildlife (LeBlanc, R.) 129
Management of resource (Thiel, R.) 426
Nisga'a treaty wildlife provisions, entitlements and allocations (MacKay) 377

Williams Lake Indian band

Accountability issues (Elkins, B.) 214 (Jack, A.) 212-4 (Les) 212-3 (MacKay) 212

Wilson, Janet

Presentation to committee on behalf of district of New Hazelton 141-2
Crown land, exclusion from treaty negotiation process 141-2
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 141
- self-government, municipal style of government 141
- treaty settlements, cash and land compensation 141
New Hazelton, position on treaty negotiation process 141

Wimpney, Bill

Presentation to committee on behalf of Chilliwack Fish and Game Protective Association 304-11
As subject
- experience with treaty negotiation process 304-5
Chilliwack Fish and Game Protective Association, position on treaty negotiation process 305-6
Education, education of Indians
- program delivery 305-6
- standard of education 310
Fisheries
- fishing by Indians, allocation of resource 305
- management of resource, access by non-Indians to resources 305
Hunting
- hunting by Indians, allocation of wildlife resources 305
- management of wildlife resources, access by non-Indians to resources 305
Indians
- aboriginal rights 307-8
- land claims, settlement 306
- population, relationship with non-Indian population
  - historical inequity in treatment of Indians by non-Indians 308-9
  - integration into Canadian society 306
- programs and services for Indians, social services, delivery of services 305-6
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, referendum questions 305
- self-government, municipal style of government 305, 310
- taxation 305
- treaties, certainty and finality 305
- treaty negotiations
  - interim and treaty-related measures 306-7
  - process 305-7, 309
  - public education and information 307
  - time limit 309
- treaty settlements, cost 310-1
Nisga'a people, treaty, negotiation, public awareness of process 309

Winter, John

Presentation to committee on behalf of B.C. Chamber of Commerce 397-401
Aboriginal Affairs Committee, mandate 397
B.C. Chamber of Commerce, position on Indian treaty negotiations 398
Community charter, impact on business in B.C. 400-1
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations
  - process 397-8
  - purpose of referendum 400
  - referendum questions 398-9, 401
  - results, actionability for government 399
- self-government, impact on business in B.C. 400
- treaty negotiations, commitment of parties to achieve treaties 399-400
- treaty settlements, outcomes 398-9

Wright, Stuart

Presentation to committee 494-5
Delgamuukw cases, timeline of trial 495
Indian Affairs and Northern Development department, budget, breakdown of expenditures 495
Indians
- government policy re Indians, federal and provincial policy 495
- population, relationship with non-Indian population
  - integration into Canadian society 494-5
  - need for long-term strategy to address Indian issues 495
- programs and services for Indians, costs to government 495
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, membership and recommendations 494
Smith, Melvin, comments on Indians in Canada 494-5

Wyton, Bernadette

Presentation to committee 528-9
Indians
- referendum on principles for treaty negotiations, process 528
- treaty negotiations
  - guiding principles 528
  - public consultation and participation 528-9

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