TONY PENIKETT, currently a Vancouver-based mediator, was deputy minister of negotiations for the British Columbia government and, later, deputy labour minister. A former Yukon premier, Penikett has been involved in aboriginal rights negotiations for over twenty years. He also teaches courses in negotiations in Simon Fraser University’s Dialogue and Master of Public Policy programs.
Why First Nations treaty making has stalled in British Columbia—and what we can do about it, from one of Canada’s most experienced and skilled negotiators.