Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There is an ancillary issue which has been resolved. It was a specific claim. It was a reserve that encompassed about 300 acres. Again, it was a fishing station. For some reason, due to misadministration, that land was lost in DIAND's administration throughout the twenties, thirt

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have one closing comment, and it's about the question you posed to the minister about the solution to this impasse we face. We've been waiting for two years. It's a drain on the community, which was poised to implement this right away. The courts have given us two major cases

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The dispute resolution is modelled in the treaty already. What we would do is map it onto a dispute that would arise with any overlapping first nations. That dispute resolution model is based on the B.C. commercial arbitration legislation, and it's been well used in that jurisdic

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's one that's used in the context of first nations and further afield, yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Chief. Ladies and gentlemen, I am legal counsel for Yale First Nation. I'm also legal counsel at several closing tables across the country on comprehensive claims. The issues you see before you today aren't specific to Yale. In B.C., about 150% of the province is ove