Hupacasath First Nation

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Aboriginal peoples
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A life-sized bronze statue of an Aboriginal and eagle above him; there is a bear to his right and a wolf to his left, they are all looking upwards towards a blue and white sky
Hupacasath First Nation
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
County Alberni Valley

The Hupacasath First Nation is a First Nations government based in the Alberni Valley on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. An alternate spelling of Hupacasath is Opetchesaht or Opitchesaht. Hupacasath First Nation consists of approximately 300 members across five reserves.[1]

In September 2012, the Government of Canada Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement signed a trade agreement with Chinese investors giving them control over major assets such as coal on its 232,000-hectare territory. It comes into effect when it has been ratified by both sides.[1] The Hupacasath First Nations "community argued in federal court in June that the federal government is required to consult First Nations under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, which provides constitutional protection to the aboriginal and treaty rights of aboriginal peoples in Canada."[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Susana Mas (11 August 2013). "First Nations stand between Canada-China agreement: Ottawa 'failed to consult' on China trade deal, First Nation says". CBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2013. 

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Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
(member nations)
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