Nisga'a Final Agreement

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The Nisga'a Final Agreement is a treaty settled between the Nisg̱a'a, the government of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada. As part of the settlement in the Nass River valley nearly 2,000 square kilometres of land was officially recognized as Nisg̱a'a, and a 300,000 cubic decameter water reservation was also created. The Bear Glacier Provincial Park was also created as a result of this agreement. The land-claim's settlement was the first formal treaty signed by a First Nation in British Columbia since the Treaty 8 in 1899.

The agreement was signed on 27 May 1999 by Joseph Gosnell, Nelson Leeson and Edmond Wright of the Nisg̱a'a Nation and by British Columbia Premier Glen Clark. Jane Stewart, then the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, signed the agreement for the federal government on 4 May 1999.

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• Full text of Nisga'a Agreement at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• Nisga'a Final Agreement - Nisg̱a'a Lisims Government
• Fact sheet on Nisga'a Agreement at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• Province of British Columbia: Nisga'a Final Agreement Act (provincial copy)