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The Nisg̱a’a Treaty took effect on 11 May 2000

Lava beds in the Nass Valley, British Columbia, photographed in 2017; a landscape in the region, not a depiction of the treaty.
Lava beds in the Nass Valley, British Columbia, photographed in 2017; a landscape in the region, not a depiction of the treaty. Lava Beds of Nass Valley, British Columbia · Darren Kirby · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The Nisg̱a’a Treaty, British Columbia’s first modern treaty, took effect on 11 May 2000. It recognizes about 2,000 square kilometres of Nisg̱a’a Lands and was the first treaty in British Columbia to provide constitutional certainty for self-government.

Scope & context

The treaty’s effective date and key features, not the Nisg̱a’a Nation’s long history of seeking recognition or every treaty term.

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May 11 marks the 20th anniversary of the Nisga'a Treaty ↗

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

News release, 11 May 2020