How will enforcement be respected? It seems through Land Code KFN is already having difficulty establishing enforcement and that outside governments are not respecting or understanding. How will this be different with treaty?
How will enforcement be respected? It seems through Land Code KFN is already having difficulty establishing enforcement and that outside governments are not respecting or understanding. How will this be different with treaty?
This is a problem that almost all First Nations have. Tsawwassen has resolved the issues for the most part as they have their own police force, but it is costly.
It is easier under Land Code than under the Indian Act. It should be better under Treaty, but it’s not easy. Government bureaucrats respect treaty enforcement needs. It is a lack of understanding of how it works on Treaty Settlement Lands that makes it difficult;
First Nation representatives have spent a lot of time with RCMP explaining how Treaty works. We have made significant progress, and there seems to be a willingness on the part of the provincial government to amend their laws to make sure that First Nations’ laws can be enforced through the provincial court system.
