CBC AS IT HAPPENS – THE FRIDAY ADDITION – http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/episode/2011/11/04/friday-november-4-2011/
BC FIRST NATION SIDE DEALS
Which is more important: honouring a long-standing tradition of negotiating treaties — or making a quick deal? B.C. Premier Christy Clark has opted for the latter. And some First Nations people are unhappy about it. Treaty negotiations with First Nations are typically long and arduous. They often go on for years — sometimes even decades. And in B.C., they’re bound to even take longer. That’s because the province is now less focused on getting treaties signed, and more interested in making side deals with those First Nations that want to do business. Take the example of the Carrier Sekani First Nation in central interior B-C. It recently struck a deal to allow a liquefied natural gas pipeline run under its land. David Luggi is the tribal chief of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. We reached him at his office in Prince George, BC.
Which is more important: honouring a long-standing tradition of negotiating treaties — or making a quick deal? B.C. Premier Christy Clark has opted for the latter. And some First Nations people are unhappy about it.