Native Land Claims
First Nations People Dissatisfied
History/Geography connection
History that relates to the issue:
- the Canadian government made treaties with the First Nations people and promised them certain rights and privileges so that they could occupy their land
-the First Nations people moved onto reserves and they had to adopt a new way of living
Current Issue:
-the government claims the lands belong to them or companies that bought the land
-many Native groups have taken their land claims to court against the government
-some people agree with the claims, but many do not want to give back the land
-there have been some land claims, but also some conflicts: 1990 at Oka, Quebec
-they also believe that they have the right to self-government many bands now have their own education system and their own police forces
First Nations people fighting for their land
Discussing treaties in the past
Land Claims Map
How will the government solve this issue?
- funds controlled by the federal government are slowly being turned over for management to the First Nations people