Why is this place dominated by the ignorant views of uninformed angry white men (and maybe some women too)?

This land claim seems like a bit of a stretch, but that is no reason to say the horrible racist things that some of the people here have to say.

The court case will come down to whether there was a treaty or not.

My understanding that lands were ceded by Treaty in eastern Canada, and much of the West.

BC is a special case, where this was not the case -- which is why land claims cases have been so problematic there.

And as for the genius below who suggested that he liked the American approach to settling things with the original population (killing them all off, a la Andrew Jackson), you are truly despicable to suggest such a thing.