Kitselas

Eleven former B.C. attorneys general are backing modern treaties, saying they support reconciliation while protecting private property rights.

Two First Nations say their treaty bills are being mischaracterized as opposition grows from neighbouring nations over unresolved land claims and calls to pause the ratification process.

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is urging the province to delay two treaty bills, warning unresolved territorial overlaps could fuel conflict between First Nations.

The British Columbia government has tabled a bill to implement a treaty with the Kitselas First Nation in west-central B.C. It comes amid pushback from neighbouring First Nations, who say the treaty would infringe on their territorial rights.