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Best Practices Case Study (Inter-Governmental Relations): Sliammon First Nation

Best Practices Case Study (Inter-Governmental Relations): Sliammon First Nation
Best Practices Case Study (Inter-Governmental Relations): Sliammon First Nation
Author
National Centre for First Nations Governance (NCFNG)
Year

In 2002, the City of Powell River, on the Sunshine Coast in south-western B.C., began construction on a seawalk park. The project inadvertently destroyed or disturbed significant cultural sites of Sliammon First Nation including petroglyphs and shell middens. Deeply concerned by the site impact and the lack of consultation with their nation, then Chief L. Maynard Harry and respected Elder Norm Gallagher confronted city officials...

Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG)
communication
consultation
cultural knowledge
nation building
tourism
Native Nations
Sliammon First Nation
Resource Type
Case Studies
Topics
Economic and Community Development
Governance
Intergovernmental Relations
Citation

National Centre for First Nations Governance. "Best Practices Case Study (Inter-Governmental Relations): Sliammon First Nation." A Report for the National Centre for First Nations Governance. The National Centre for First Nations Governance. Canada. June 2009. Case Study. (https://fngovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IGR_Sliammon.pdf, accessed March 8, 2023)

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