Backed by Ottawa, BC negotiates governance, Aboriginal title in mineral-rich northwest

By Fran Yanor & Warren Mirko – NorthernBeat

Without legislative approval or a public mandate, the BC NDP government—apparently enabled by the federal government—is negotiating a secret agreement with a tiny, remote Indigenous community that aims to recognize legally unproven Aboriginal title, transfer lands, share revenue and cede unprecdented governance authority over 11 per cent of the province in one of Canada’s most mineral-rich districts, containing an estimated value of known deposits exceeding C$1 trillion.

That’s trillion with a ‘t.’