Save our rivers

This film was about how the government set aside two different areas for aboriginals in British Columbia, the people that were mentioned were the Chilcotin nation.  The courts in British Columbia mapped out the area for Aboriginal Title and Aboriginal rights. This film was sharing the History of British Columbia and how it got its name.  Before the name was Indian Territories then the name British Columbia came to when the Gold rush came.  The Legal Representative Jack Woodword explained how the federal government issues hundreds of licences for the anniversary of the gold rush every year and no recognition of aborinal title is adressed.  The federal government would have to do extensive work on how they would figure out which Reservation had the most title to that land and would need to recieve permission from them before the licnece can be isssued.  But as we all know the federeal government does not address any of these concerns at all and they do not have it seems any concern of the fish that live in the waters where the gold rush would take place. The fish are very sensitive to their ecosystem and might not return.  This would be a big problem not just for the province, the people in the area, but also to the aboriginal people that rightfully have title to that land. I feel that the Chilcotin people are very smart in not making the treaties in that area and that thier ancestors did know that they had a right to the land and knew that they were the rightful owners.  The courts have agreed after 150 years with the Chilcotin nation which was a big step that a very few can receive.