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The six stage process is set out in the BC Claims Task Force Report of 1991
and incorporated in the tripartite Treaty Commission Agreement of 1992.
As of September 2001, there are 49 First Nations involved in 40* sets of
negotiations, participating in the BC treaty process.
Treaty Tables:
A treaty table refers to a negotiation table at which three parties sit
- BC, Canada, and a First Nation(s).
*Number
of Treaties Being Negotiated:
In some cases more than several First Nations have chosen to sit
at a common Treaty Table.
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6
Stages of Negotiations:
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| Stage
1. Filing a Statement of Intent to Negotiate a Treaty
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| Stage
2. Preparing for Negotiations and Assessing Readiness |
| Stage
3. Negotiating a Framework Agreement |
| Stage
4. Negotiating an Agreement in Principle |
| Stage
5. Negotiating a Final Treaty |
Stage
6. Implementing the Treaty
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| One
band is at Stage 5, forty-two bands are at Stage 4, four at Stage
3, and two are at Stages 2. |
Total
Number of Bands in BC:
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197 |
Number
of BC Bands Participating in the BC Treaty Process:
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112
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Number
of Yukon Bands Participating in the BC Treaty Process:
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5 |
Percentage
of BC First Nations Population Represented in the BC Treaty Process:
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60 |
| Estimated
Total Amount of Treaty Negotiation Support Funding Provided to First
Nations in the BC Treaty Process to June, 2001: |
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| $186,000,000* |
| 80% of Negotiation Support Funding is a loan |
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| $149,000,000* |
| 20%
of Negotiation Support Funding is a contribution |
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| $37,000,000* |
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*
Figures are approximate
As
of September, 2001
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