The Case was the first treaty ever signed between a Native group and the British Columbia government.
(they received under the following terms : )
- ownership of approximately 2000km2 of land
- the right to establish a Nisga's government
- ownership of surface and subsurface resources on their lands
- a commercial fishery
- 190$million, payable over 15 years
The final agreement also declared that personal income-tax exemptions for the them would be phased out over 12 years. The Criminal Code and Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms still apply to them.
This was a happy day for the Native people but during the same time there were unhappy people. Neil Skerrik, a Gitxsan leader, declared that the Nisga's claimed more than they deserved. Surprisingly some Non-Natives complained that the treaty making excluded local Non-Natives and that the negotiations were not made openly.
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