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Article: First Nation ratifies treaty.(Windspeaker news briefs)
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- September 1, 2007
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At the end of July, Tsawwassen First Nation members voted to accept a treaty negotiated under the British Columbia treaty process.
Just under 70 per cent of the registered voters taking part in the ratification process voted to accept the final agreement, which will see the First Nation receive a cash transfer of $13.9 million and a land transfer of 724 hectares. Funding will also be provided to help the First Nation become self-governing.
The treaty document also sets out the First Nation's rights and responsibilities within Tsawwassen traditional territory, an area taking in about 280,000 hectares of land and the waters of the southern Strait of ...