Guest: Dallas Smith (Nanwakolas Council)

“Where does reconciliation in British Columbia actually stand today? What's working, what's stalled, and what does the next chapter need to look like? How do we define reconciliation?” asks Dallas Smith, the President and CEO of Nanwakolas Council. “In particular, the uncertainty generated by the provincial government is driving away investment in indigenous-led projects.”

Smith says, “The tone of reconciliation at the moment is negative.” Smith blames the provincial government’s handling of DRIPA, the Land Act, Bill 15, and the Cowichan v. Canada court case. “When the premier of the province moved to amend DRIPA, his actions ignited a firestorm of reaction from Indigenous and non-indigenous alike.”

“Add in the federal government’s mismanagement of salmon aquaculture and its impact on fish farming, and it’s easy to see why tension on both sides of the reconciliation equation is high,” says Smith. The BC Salmon Farmers Association estimates that the loss of revenue and economic benefits to First Nations is $133 million annually.

We invited Dallas Smith of the Nanwakolas Council to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the future of reconciliation in British Columbia.

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