Palmer: Decades in the making, pending B.C. treaty already challenged

VICTORIA — There were congratulations all around in Prince George last Saturday, when federal and provincial negotiators initialled a tentative treaty settlement with a local First Nation, the Lheidli T’enneh.
But the ceremony, coming as it did more than 20 years after the start of formal negotiations between the three parties, also served as a reminder of how even with the best of intentions, the B.C. treaty process is a long and difficult one.
The Lheidli T’enneh, a nati