Land Issues

An issue between the Haida people and the Government of British Columbia is that the Haida are not entitled to enough land. The Haida people are deserving of more land and this is one vital key that is still needed to drive their success. They basically need more reserve lands as the amount they have right now, is not nearly close enough to how much they should have. They deserve more land so they can expand their work and do things they wanted. They need more land so they can have more families living there and it is their land. I believe the Haida have the right to more land and this issue is always being avoided. I am bringing this out publicly to get some support so the Haida people can obtain the land that is rightfully theirs.

Issues

As the representative of the Haida people, we have a lot of issues and need some change. There are some issues revolving around the Haida and the Government of British Columbia. I need to allow you to see that our claims are correct and responsible, so you can be on our side to winning these cases.

The Land Use Planning Treaty

The land use planning treaty was a treaty that was quite useful to the Haida people. It took them a while to negotiate this one, but it was well worth the wait. The Haida people were extremely happy from this treaty because it basically allowed them to rule their own land. It was as simple as that. The Haida people basically have control over their land and they were some proud people. They could basically do whatever they want to their land, like construction, how many trees get cut, anything!

The Recreational Fishing Treaty

The Recreational Fishing treaty was basically a treaty where the Fish was supposed to be protected on the Haida land. What was supposed to happen was that you can only have a maximum of 53 pounds of Fish a month and Fishing Company went over and got sued. The Fishing Company basically exceeding the amount that was allowed and the Haida people were taking action for their treaty being broken. The treaty basically protected the fish on the land of the Haida. So basically, the treaty only allowed 53 pounds of fish per person on a monthly basis.

The Delegation Enabling Agreement Treaty

The delegation enabling agreement treaty was a treaty that the Haida people were excited to sign. They were really ecstatic to sign this treaty, as they would be the 24th First Nations group to sign it. This would make the Haida people feel connected to the other groups and everyone would come closer together. The Haida have been compared as equal to other groups and that always brings a positive effect to the table. No harm or hatred can come out of this and they should feel extremely happy and proud as a group for this accomplishment. This treaty basically was in between the Family Service Society and the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family development. They allowed Haida children into family services.

The Treaties

The Haida had plenty of treaty negotiations that were occurring. A few of the important ones were the Recreational Fishing treaty, the delegation enabling agreement treaty, and the land use planning treaty. These treaties were quite important to the Haida people as they really shaped out life today. These treaties were hard-fought for and were well-deserved.

The BC Treaty Negotiations

The BC Treaty Negotiations is an agreement that spells out the rights, responsibilities and relationships of First Nations and the provincial and federal governments. This negotiation process dealt with many things. Some of them were wildlife and environmental management, sharing resources, financial benefits and taxation. There were many issues that were brought up and it took a while to touch base on all of them.