Snuneymuxw First Nation
Background
Negotiating status
: Negotiating a comprehensive treaty settlement within the British Columbia Treaty Commission six-stage treaty process.
Negotiating affiliation
: Negotiating independently with Canada and British Columbia. Affiliated with the eight-member Naut'sa Mawt Tribal Council, all members of which are negotiating comprehensive treaty agreements within the B.C. treaty process, either independently or as part of a treaty group.
Location
: On the south side of Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. Largest community is on Nanaimo Town Indian Reserve #1, on Nanaimo Harbour, adjacent to the city. (Six reserves on 266 hectares)
Total band members
: 1,497 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence April 2007, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Negotiations
The Snuneymuxw First Nation entered the treaty process in December 1993, and is in Stage 4 of the six-stage process, negotiating an agreement in principle.
In April 2003, negotiators for the federal and provincial governments and Snuneymexw First Nation recommended an Agreement-in-Principle and a governance Agreement-in-Principle be approved by their respective governments, which would have concluded Stage 4 of the six-stage process. SFN did not conduct a ratification vote citing a range of community concerns and in June 2004, withdrew support for ratification.
BC has conveyed to the Snuneymuxw First Nation its commitment to negotiate a Final Agreement consistent with the agreements reached in 2003.
Draft Agreement-in-Principle, April 2003
Planned Meetings
As dates are established for open public meetings, they will be publicized through the local media and posted on the B.C. Treaty Commission Website Negotiations Calendar.
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Final Agreements
Principle
