OneBC interim leader calls deal a “betrayal,” while Kitsumkalum celebrates major milestone in reconciliation.
A newly signed treaty between the Kitsumkalum First Nation, the Province of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada is drawing political reaction.
Dallas Brodie, MLA for Vancouver–Quilchena and interim leader of the OneBC Party, posted on X and on Facebook, calling the Kitsumkalum treaty a “betrayal.” Brodie criticized the agreement’s transfer of $158 million and roughly 46,000 hectares of land, arguing that it grants the Nation extensive rights without requiring a surrender of Aboriginal title.
In the same post, Brodie called for the suspension of all Indigenous treaty negotiations and for B.C. to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), saying it “sacrifices provincial sovereignty.”
The Kitsumkalum treaty, officially ratified on November 1, marks a historic achievement for the Nation after decades of negotiation. The agreement provides greater self-governance and certainty over land and resource management in the region.
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