Treaty Overview

Treaty Overview

On December 9, 2006 Premier Gordon Campbell, the Honorable Jim Prentice, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Five Chiefs representing the Maa-nulth First Nations on Vancouver Island witnessed the joint initialling of the third final agreement reached under the British Columbia Treaty Process.

In a vote held on June 16, 2007 the Uchucklesaht Tribe approved the Constitution that had been crafted by their community. In votes held in October 2007 all of the Maa-nulth Nations voted in favour of the Maa-nulth Final Agreement and British Columbia and Canada ratified the agreement shortly afterwards.

On November 21, 2007, the Maa-nulth Final Agreement Act (Bill 45) was introduced into the Provincial Legislature as the five Maa-nulth First Nations witnessed this historical day.

The treaty is a clear recognition of our rights and title. The treaty has taken our undefined rights and turned them into defined treaty rights.

Final Agreement Documents

The Final Agreement - The final agreement was initialled on December 9th, 2006. A full copy of the final agreement can be downloaded below.

• FINAL AGREEMENT - English (PDF - 320 pages - 4mb)
• FINAL AGREEMENT - French (PDF - 352 pages - 4mb)

The Final Agreement - Appendices - The final agreement Appendices can be downloaded below.

• FINAL AGREEMENT Appendices - English (PDF - 60mb - LARGE FILE)
• FINAL AGREEMENT Appendices - French (PDF - 60mb - LARGE FILE)