Tla`amin Agreement

3 The agreement is a treaty and a land claims agreement within the meaning of sections 25 and 35 of the 1982 Constitution Act. After more than 20 years of contract negotiations with the provincial and federal governments, all parties have agreed on the essential elements of the final Tla`amin Agreement, which was signed in the spring of 2014. 3. A copy of the Convention or Convention on The Tax Treatment published by the Queen`s Printer shall constitute evidence of this Agreement and its contents, and a copy purporting to be published by the Queen`s printing works shall be deemed to be such publication, unless proven otherwise. 2003: Again in 2003, the community voted for a Memorandum of Understanding and it was passed with 63% yes, 37% no. Tax treatment agreement means the tax treatment agreement referred to in point (22) of Chapter 21 of the Agreement, including any amendments thereto. (Agreement on Tax Treatment) 2001: In 2001, a Community vote on a Memorandum of Understanding took place. It was a split vote – 51% voted no, 49% voted yes. Current updates can be found in our current annual report. 3. The Attorney General of Canada, the Attorney General of British Columbia and the Tla`amin Nation may act as parties with the same rights as any other party and may participate in any proceeding to which subsection (1) applies.

(c) indicate the date on which the matter is to be considered; 13 For as long as the First Nations Land Management Act is in force, Her Majesty shall, under the law of Canada or from the date the Agreement comes into force, the Tla`amin Nation shall indemnify the other for anything done or omitted with respect to the former Sliammon Indian Reserves, in the same manner and under the same conditions as would be applicable if this Act were to continue to apply to the former Sliammon Indian Reserves. Canadian courts have concluded that the best way to achieve this reconciliation is through negotiation; Whereas reconciliation between the early presence of Aboriginal people and the assertion of sovereignty by the Crown is of considerable social and economic importance to Canadians; The Tla`amin First Nation, formerly the Sliammon Indian Band or Sliammon First Nation, is a self-governing First Nation whose lands and traditional territories lie on the Upper Sunshine Coast in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The Tla`amin are closely related to the Klahoose and Homalco peoples and have divided their adjacent territories; Previously, the three as well as the K`omoks were collectively grouped under the name Mainland Comox because of their common language. They have been part of the Indigenous peoples of the Salish Coast on the west coast of Canada since ancient times. [1]. (2) A copy of a Tla`amin Act purporting to be filed in the public registry referred to in Chapter 15, paragraph 19.a, of the Agreement constitutes evidence of this Act and its contents, unless proven otherwise. On April 5, 2016, the Tla`amin Nation became an autonomous nation as a result of the implementation of the Tla`amin Final Agreement. whereas the Constitution Act 1982 recognises and reaffirms the existing rights of Aboriginal peoples and ancestral treaties; (d) provide the information necessary to clarify the point to be argued; and (2) In this Act, the former Sliammon Indian Reserves, the other Tla`amin countries, the Sliammon Indian gang, the Tla`amin citizens, the Tla`amin Society, the Tla`amin Government, the Tla`amin countries, the Tla`amin Law, the Tla`amin Nation and the Tla`amin Public Institution have the same meanings as in Chapter 1 of the Agreement. 12 (1) If an Act passed by the Sliammon Indian Band under the Indian Act, the Sliammon First Nation Land Code or any Act passed under the First Nations Land Management Act and promulgated in accordance with that Land Code is in force immediately before the day on which the Agreement comes into force, it remains in effect on the former Sliammon Indian Reserves for a period of 90 days from that date.

2011: The initial final agreement of Tla`amin, Canada and British Columbia is served at least 14 days before the date of motivation, unless the court approves a shorter period. 11 Subject to section 12 of the First Nations Land Management Act, the Framework Agreement within the meaning of paragraph 2(1) of that Act and the Sliammon First Nation Land Code adopted under section 6(1) of that Act, the Tla`amin Nation, the Tla`amin Citizens, the Tla`amin Government, Tla`amin Public Institutions or Tla`amin Lands do not apply from the date of entry into force of the Agreement. 1994: Sliammon enters phase 1 of the British Columbia contracting process with a letter of intent. 6 The Consolidated Revenue Fund shall be used to pay all amounts necessary to meet Her Majesty`s monetary obligations under Canadian law under Chapters 18 and 19 of the Agreement. 17 ( 1 ) The Tla`amin laws must be taken into account by the courts. 16. June 2012: First vote on the final Tla`amin agreement Blocked by protesters Tla`amin has a territory that overlaps and/or divides its First Nations neighbours: Hul`qumi`num, K`ómoks, Klahoose, Kwiakah, Homalco, Sechelt, Snaw-naw-AS, We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Qualicum. . (4) For the avoidance of doubt, paragraphs 2 and 3 do not require oral proceedings unless otherwise provided. Agreement means the final Tla`amin Agreement between the Tla`amin Nation, Her Majesty in the law of Canada and Her Majesty in the law of British Columbia, including any amendments thereto. (Agreement) 7 At the time of entry into force of the Agreement, the Tla`amin Nation owns the fee simple estate, as defined in Chapter 3 of the Agreement, in the Tla`amin countries, with the exception of the countries described in Part 1 of Annex C-3 of the Agreement, and in the other Tla`amin countries. Location: North of Powell River on the Sunshine Coast Your ancestral language is ʔayʔaǰuθəm (Ay-A-Ju-Thum), which is shared with the Klahoose, Homalco & K`omok peoples. Historically, the Tla`amin, Klahoose and Homalco were all a people without borders or separation.

The three communities shared the village of q̓aq̓ɛyq̓ay (Grace Harbour) during the winter months and practiced winter ceremonies organized by the Coastal Salish people. The use of Skway Skway masks, ceremonial songs and dances as well as potlatching and feasts were common here. Today, the main village of Tla`amin is located in t̓išosəm, which translates to “milky water from herring spawning”. .