A new report calls on the British Columbia to recognize the fishing rights of First Nations.

A panel appointed by the First Nations Summit and the B.C. Aboriginal Fisheries Commission issued several recommendations, including turning over 50 percent of the fishery to First Nations. The report's authors say the government needs to show a "serious attempt" to recognize Aboriginal rights.

Treaties were never negotiated in British Columbia, leaving land, fishing, mineral and other rights in the air.

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First Nations should get half the fishery, says report (CBC 6/11)

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"Our Place at the Table: First Nations in the B.C. Fishery | Press Release