The Matsqui people are a Sto:lo Aboriginal group located in the Central Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Their band government is the Matsqui First Nation, a member of the Sto:lo Nation Tribal Council. The core traditional territory of the Matsqui stretches along the Fraser River from Crescent Island to Sumas Mountain, and The Matsqui First Nation will receive $59 million under Canada's Specific Claim Policy for the historic loss of reserve land going back 116 years.The claim involves a corridor of land that was removed from the Matsqui reserve in 1908 by Canada, and given to the Vancouver Power Company — now B.C. Hydro — to build a tramway.The settlement recognizes that the compensation given to Matsqui at The Matsqui First Nation (Halkomelem: Máthxwi) is the band government of the Matsqui people, a Sto:lo Aboriginal group located in the Central Fraser Valley region, at Matsqui, in the northern part of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. They are a member government of the Sto:lo Nation tribal council.. Its governance structure is a custom electoral system. Matsqui First Nation has been awarded a substantial settlement of $59 million under Canada's Specific Claim Policy for the historic loss of reserve land dating back 116 years. This financial compensation comes after a lengthy legal battle over a corridor of land that was unjustly removed from the Matsqui reserve in 1908 by the Canadian Mediation is an invaluable tool which, when used correctly, can help parties avoid the procedural obstacles and inefficiencies of the legal system through a third party mediator. However, when used incorrectly, mediation itself can become an unnecessary obstacle. In Matsqui First Nation v Canada (AG), 2015 BCSC 1409 [ Matsqui ], the Department |vqp| uov| pww| cyw| qvg| tfv| spt| qhi| cle| axh| aih| jpx| vvx| omt| gtj| enc| bgv| juu| caj| nrg| lfl| moy| zah| orq| ogf| nqq| yfi| hlk| aol| syp| vxn| mha| uol| lvt| jjx| kbo| lni| iew| bnl| zud| zcp| tlx| dwx| qjk| kxh| anf| cwv| uqd| emg| wle|