ANNUAL REPORT 2022

We must seize the opportunity to make the most of Since the signing of the BCTC Agreement, this shifting landscape, while also utilizing the full negotiations continue to set the tone for renewed potential that arises from the current political alignment relationships between Indigenous Nations, Canada, of both the federal and provincial governments, in and British Columbia. [...] Along with other recommendations, the Task Force recommended the creation of a Made-in-BC treaty negotiations process, and the creation of an independent body, and “Keeper of the Process” — the BC Treaty Commission. [...] Through careful and thoughtful negotiation and agreements, the work of the Commission helps support the things that encourage Indigenous lives to thrive, such as the revitalization of culture and language, economic development, and the expansion of self-government. [...] We hold our hands up to the BC Treaty Commission, Commissioners, both past and present, as government was the well as BCTC staff, who have worked diligently over the past thirty years to advocate for and facilitate the recognition and protection of Indigenous rights and title, including the most important factor into implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, through. [...] The AGC notes that the rights recognized The Treaty Commission is of the view that the UN and affirmed by section 35, including the right of Declaration, along with the provincial and federal self-government, exist independently of judicial acts, require changes to treaty mandates when recognition.