VICTORIA- British Columbia’s government has introduced a bill that would give federally recognized First Nations the legal right to acquire and hold land in the province. B.C.’s Ministry of Indigenous Relations says in a statement that the changes to land title and property laws would allow First Nations to register at the land title office, “reducing discriminatory and racist barriers” for them to own land. The statement says First Nations in the province are currently not able to acquire, hold or dispose of land in their own names unless “enabled by specific legislation” such as a treaty. It means that First Nations without those pathways would need to set up corporations or alternative arrangements for land acquisition and holding purposes. Indigenous Relations Minister Murray Rankin says the proposed change is…
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