The federal government has released details of recent agreements with the Musqueam First Nation recognizing Aboriginal title over an area potentially covering much of Greater Vancouver, but it says the agreements do not have any effect on privately owned land. The office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty says in a statement the agreements instead provide “general recognition” of Musqueam Aboriginal rights and title within their territory, while establishing a framework for future negotiations on “how and where those rights and title could apply.” In addition to the 30-page rights recognition agreement, the ministry provided copies of a marine management agreement and fisheries agreement with the band that were all struck last month. The rights agreement says it does not “create, amend, establish, abrogate or derogate” from Musqueam title, and… <\/p>\n
The federal government has released details of recent agreements with the Musqueam First Nation recognizing Aboriginal title over an area potentially covering much of Greater Vancouver, but it says the agreements do not have any effect on privately owned land. The office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty says in a statement the agreements instead provide “general recognition” of Musqueam Aboriginal rights and title within their territory, while establishing a framework for future negotiations on “how and where those rights and title could apply.” In addition to the 30-page rights recognition agreement, the ministry provided copies of a marine management agreement and fisheries agreement with the band that were all struck last month. The rights agreement says it does not “create, amend, establish, abrogate or derogate” from Musqueam title, and... <\/p>\n