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“Overlapping claims” to territory confronting treaty‐making in British Columbia: Causes and implications
Author(s) -
Turner Christopher,
Fondahl Gail
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12205
Subject(s) - indigenous , treaty , commission , politics , privilege (computing) , political science , law , sociology , ecology , biology
Key Messages Overlapping Aboriginal claims to territory often result from variously constituted indigenous political identities and the diverse spatialities they enact. Settling treaties in contested areas can privilege Aboriginal groups that settle treaties first, to the detriment of groups with overlapping claims. Ordinary courts have struggled to find a remedy; an Indigenous Territories Commission is suggested for addressing such disputes.