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1 RECOGNITION HONOURS OUR PAST

2 CREATES OUR FUTURE...

3 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 AND SHAPES THE VIEW OF FIRST NATIONS

4 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 LETTER FROM THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER

5 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010

6 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 YEAR IN REVIEW

7 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 BC GOVERNMENT SEEKS SHORT AND LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS

8 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 CHANGES TO FEDERAL MANDATES WELCOMED

9 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 FIRST NATIONS SUMMIT PROMOTES PROGRESS ON MAJOR ISSUES TREATY COMMISSION FOCUS SHIFTS

10 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 RESOLVING TERRITORIAL ISSUES AMONG FIRST NATIONS

11 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 HELPING FIRST NATIONS WITH HUMAN RESOURCE READINESS SUPREME COURT RULING A CATALYST FOR CHANGE

12 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 COMMISSIONER OBSERVER AT INTERNATIONAL FORUM NISG - A A CELEBRATE 10TH TREATY ANNIVERSARY

13 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 LOOKING FORWARD

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15 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 TSAWWASSEN EMBRACES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

16 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010

17 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010

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19 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 MAA-NULTH FIRST NATIONS PREPARE FOR EFFECTIVE DATE OF TREATY

20 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010

21 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010

22 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 STATUS REPORT

23 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 LHEIDLI T ENNEH FIRST NATION SLIAMMON FIRST NATION YALE FIRST NATION

24 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 IN-SHUCK-CH NATION YEKOOCHE NATION K OMOKS FIRST NATION

25 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 NAMGIS NATION - - NAZKO FIRST NATION OWEEKENO (WUIKINUXV) NATION TE MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION

26 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 TLA-O-QUI-AHT FIRST NATIONS TSIMSHIAN FIRST NATIONS

27 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 DA NAXDA XW AWAETLATLA FIRST NATION DITIDAHT FIRST NATION AND PACHEEDAHT BAND ESKETEMC FIRST NATION GITANYOW HEREDITARY CHIEFS GITXSAN HEREDITARY CHIEFS GWA SALA- NAKWAXDA XW FIRST NATION

28 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 HAISLA NATION HOMALCO INDIAN BAND HUL QUMI NUM TREATY GROUP KASKA DENA COUNCIL

29 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 KATZIE INDIAN BAND KLAHOOSE FIRST NATION KTUNAXA / KINBASKET TREATY COUNCIL LAICH-KWIL-TACH COUNCIL OF CHIEFS

30 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 LAKE BABINE NATION NORTHERN SHUSWAP TREATY SOCIETY QUATSINO FIRST NATION SNUNEYMUXW FIRST NATION

31 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 STÓ:LO XWEXWILMEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION TAKU RIVER TLINGIT TLATLASIKWALA NATION TLOWITSIS FIRST NATION

32 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 TSAY KEH DENE BAND TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATION COUNCIL OF THE HAIDA NATION

33 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 ACHO DENE KOE FIRST NATION ALLIED TRIBES OF LAX KW ALAAMS CARCROSS/TAGISH FIRST NATION CARRIER SEKANI TRIBAL COUNCIL

34 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 CHAMPAGNE AND AISHIHIK FIRST NATIONS CHESLATTA CARRIER NATION HEILTSUK NATION HUPACASATH FIRST NATION KWAKIUTL NATION LIARD FIRST NATION MCLEOD LAKE INDIAN BAND HWLITSUM FIRST NATION

35 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 MUSQUEAM NATION NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL ROSS RIVER DENA COUNCIL SECHELT INDIAN BAND SQUAMISH NATION TESLIN TLINGIT COUNCIL WESTBANK FIRST NATION WET SUWET EN NATION

36 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 ABOUT US REPORT ON FACILITATION

37 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 REPORT ON FUNDING

38 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 REPORT ON PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

39 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010

40 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010 TREATY COMMISSIONERS

41 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010

42 BC TREATY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2010

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