Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations
Background
Negotiating status:
Signed an incremental treaty and are negotiating an agreement-in-principle within the British Columbia Treaty Commission (BCTC) six-stage treaty process.
Negotiating affiliation: Negotiating independently with Canada and British Columbia. A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) and, until recently, was part of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council treaty table, which now includes six of the 14 First Nations that comprise the NTC.
Location : On the west coast of central Vancouver Island. Main communities are between Pacific Rim National Park and Tofino and on Meares Island. (10 reserves on 230.7 hectares.)
Number of Band Members: 945 (Source: Registered Indian Population by Sex and Residence, October 2008, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Negotiations
The Incremental Treaty Agreement (ITA) between Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations and B.C. is the first signed between the Province and a First Nation.
The ITA is a four-year agreement which provides approximately 63 hectares of land and capacity building and communications funding totalling $600,000 to Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. These benefits are considered an advance by B.C. of a portion of the provincial share of a future treaty settlement package.
ITAs allow First Nations and the Province to enjoy shared benefits in advance of a Final Agreement. ITAs build trust among the parties, create incentives to reach further milestones and provide increased certainty over land and resources.
An ITA is not a replacement for treaty, but rather, it advances treaty-related benefits for the First Nations and the Province. It is a pre-treaty agreement, not a final agreement.
Officially, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations are in stage 4 of the six-stage BCTC process, negotiating an agreement-in-principle.
Other Activities
Tla-o-qui-aht, along with Hesquiaht, Ahousaht, Ucluelet and Toquaht First Nations, are signatories to the Clayoquot Sound Interim Measures Extension Agreement (IMEA) which established the Clayoquot Sound Central Region Board (CRB) in March 1994. The CRB is a joint BC/First Nations decision-making body which oversees land use planning and resource management decisions in Clayoquot Sound. The agreement was renewed on March 31, 2008.
Planned Meetings
As dates are established for open public meetings, they will be publicized through the local media and on the B.C. Treaty Commission website Negotiations Calendar.
Agreements
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Final Agreements
Principle
