B.C. apologizes to First Nations for failed policies

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2003

The British Columbia government apologized to First Nations and Aboriginal people in a formal speech on Tuesday.

Delivered by Lt. Gov. Iona Campagnolo, the Speech from the Throne included a promise to continue treaty negotiations. B.C. never did so in the 1700s, leaving land claims, sovereignty and other issues unresolved.

Get the Story:
B.C. offers aplogy to First Nations for 'inequity, intolerance, isolation and indifference' (CBC 2/11)
British Columbia Apologizes to Its Indians (Reuters 2/12)

Get the Speech:
Speech from the Throne (February 11, 2003)