In Our Own Defence

Chief Edward John First Nations Summit of British Colombia:

'It has never been the role of the Courts to define the detailed terms of the accommodation between the Crown and the First (Peoples). We have gone to the Courts in our own defense.'

Keywords: British Columbia, Canada, First Nations Canada, First Nations Canada, 1996

'People to People, Nation to Nation', Highlights from the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, p 36. Courtesy of the Privy Council Office, Canada. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1999.
Author: Nettheim, Garth