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Ladybbird · 07-03-23, 05:28

A B.C. Island Returned to The Saanich People Shows Land Back is Complicated

A 10-acre, seemingly untouched piece of land called Halibut Island, also known as SISȻENEM, is about to be the first piece of land given back to an Indigenous community through a land trust.

CBC 7 MAR 2023

UBC Prof. Tara Martin calls SISȻENEM a gem in the Salish Sea, one that received thousands of years of stewardship by the Saanich, or W̱SÁNEĆ, people.

"It was an eco-cultural landscape that had been tended for millennia…. Those forests were forest gardens [and] these meadows were gardens," she told Unreserved host Rosanna Deerchild.

There are three options to give land back to First Nations, said Lorraine Land, a non-Indigenous, Toronto-based lawyer who specializes in Indigenous rights and environmental law.

The first method is for a First Nation to set up a corporation to hold title to the lands being returned. "A corporation is recognized in Canadian law as a legal person able to hold lands, but a First Nation isn't," she said.

The second method would be for First Nations to get land added to their reserve. But that process can take decades because it's bureaucratic and difficult, Land said.

The W̱SÁNEĆ leadership council took a different path. It set up a trust, which is easier to do under Canadian law when the lands have some conservation value.

While the Land Conservancy of BC is transferring title over to the W̱SÁNEĆ leadership council, the organization will still have an interest in SISȻENEM, be a partner on the title and keep the island open for research purposes.

Among the the W̱SÁNEĆ, there are some questions about why the Land Conservancy isn't simply giving SISȻENEM back to them with no strings attached. But others just want to get back there to start using the land for education and ceremony.

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50,242 Thanks: 28,714 Thanked 14,428 Times in 10,234 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Canada Returns A B.C. Island to The Saanich People A B.C. Island Returned to The Saanich People Shows Land Back is Complicated A 10-acre, seemingly untouched piece of land called Halibut Island, also known as SISȻENEM, is about to be the first piece of land given back to an Indigenous community through a land trust. CBC 7 MAR 2023 UBC Prof. Tara Martin calls SISȻENEM a gem in the Salish Sea, one that received thousands of years of stewardship by the Saanich, or W̱SÁNEĆ, people. "It was an eco-cultural landscape that had been tended for millennia…. Those forests were forest gardens [and] these meadows were gardens," she told Unreserved host Rosanna Deerchild. There are three options to give land back to First Nations, said Lorraine Land, a non-Indigenous, Toronto-based lawyer who specializes in Indigenous rights and environmental law. The first method is for a First Nation to set up a corporation to hold title to the lands being returned. "A corporation is recognized in Canadian law as a legal person able to hold lands, but a First Nation isn't," she said. The second method would be for First Nations to get land added to their reserve. But that process can take decades because it's bureaucratic and difficult, Land said. The W̱SÁNEĆ leadership council took a different path. It set up a trust, which is easier to do under Canadian law when the lands have some conservation value. While the Land Conservancy of BC is transferring title over to the W̱SÁNEĆ leadership council, the organization will still have an interest in SISȻENEM, be a partner on the title and keep the island open for research purposes. Among the the W̱SÁNEĆ, there are some questions about why the Land Conservancy isn't simply giving SISȻENEM back to them with no strings attached. But others just want to get back there to start using the land for education and ceremony. __________________ *6000 PLUS* Cases-He's LOST ALL Heard So Far: TRUMPs Onslaught of Lawyers are 'Hitting a Wall' -Judges & Cases Lining Up Against TRUMP France To Ask For Statue of Liberty Back -No Longer Fits 'Freedom' Under TRUMP.. AND Starmers REVOLTING Betrayal of Britain Will NEVER Be Forgiven TRUMPs' REVENGE -Clear & Present Danger -People Who Worship at The Altar of Trump Will KNEEL, NOT STAND Up to Him PLEASE Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ...** 1..

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