1763 - Royal Proclamation passed by King George III recognizes aboriginal people as "nations or tribes" and acknowledges that they continue to possess traditional territories until they are "ceded or purchased" by the Crown (Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs).
1870 - Joseph Trutch, as Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, writes memorandum denying the existence of Aboriginal title (Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs).
1871 - The Colony of British Columbia becomes a province within the Canadian Confederation. British Columbia is the sixth province to join the Dominion of Canada. …
