Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and Indigenous
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#2The cut-down title hides the whole point and contents of the article, which is a really interesting piece about indigenous sovereignty.
Original title: "Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous"
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#3I think this is terrific. It's high time the indigenous people reclaimed their sovereignty. The idea that "When you’re building 30, 40-storey high rises out of concrete, there’s a big gap between that and an Indigenous way of building" is just ridiculous. Who the fuck are you, white man, to say what is and is not consistent with an "Indigenous way of building"? You aren't living the same lifestyle and building the same buildings that your ancestors were hundreds of years ago, why should they? I say: more power to the (Indigenous) people!
(P.S.: I'm a white guy.)
Re: Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and Indigenous
#4The cut-down title hides the whole point and contents of the article, which is a really interesting piece about indigenous sovereignty. Original title: "Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous"
Ok, we've put that up there now. Thanks!
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#5Land back policy could be a very interesting win-win loophole for allocating new land for the purposes of redevelopment without consulting NIMBYs. A sort of accidentally leftist eminent domain. Of course, thats a bit insensitive and would be asking indigenous groups to fall on our sword for our political gain. In exchange for billions of dollars of land. And that would be bad? Unless..?
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#6given the price of real estate in Vancouver and the fact that this is in Kitsilano (one of the hippest / priciest neighbourhoods in the city), I don't even want to know the kind of money involved
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#7It’s a pretty interesting development. I wonder what the legal framework for someone living there will be if they’re not a First Nation citizen?
From the article: “ But Indigenous nations are accountable, first and foremost, to their own citizens. That could mean temporarily barring access to traditional lands, as in Joffre Lakes. It could also mean maximizing the economic potential of their property, to provide housing and funds to support education, health care and community growth. ”
Re: Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and Indigenous
#8It’s a pretty interesting development. I wonder what the legal framework for someone living there will be if they’re not a First Nation citizen? From the article: “ But Indigenous nations are accountable, first and foremost, to their own citizens. That could mean temporarily barring access to traditional lands, as in Joffre Lakes. It could also mean maximizing the economic potential of their property, to provide hous…
In terms of land/home ownership, what it has meant in other parts of the metro area, is leaseholds. You can “buy” a property at a slightly reduced cost which will be reclaimed after several decades (100 years?), usually starting from the time of development.
In terms of laws, policing is handled by the local police force, ie. VPD. While there is rhetoric about sovereignty, practically speaking much of the challenging problems are still handled by the Crown’s government and not by tribes.
Re: Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and Indigenous
#9given the price of real estate in Vancouver and the fact that this is in Kitsilano (one of the hippest / priciest neighbourhoods in the city), I don't even want to know the kind of money involved
The average condo sold in Greater Vancouver was 827k CAD in Feb 24.
So the 6000 units here should be worth at least 4.8B CAD
Re: Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and Indigenous
#10It’s a pretty interesting development. I wonder what the legal framework for someone living there will be if they’re not a First Nation citizen? From the article: “ But Indigenous nations are accountable, first and foremost, to their own citizens. That could mean temporarily barring access to traditional lands, as in Joffre Lakes. It could also mean maximizing the economic potential of their property, to provide hous…
In terms of land/home ownership, what it has meant in other parts of the metro area, is leaseholds. You can “buy” a property at a slightly reduced cost which will be reclaimed after several decades (100 years?), usually starting from the time of development. In terms of laws, policing is handled by the local police force, ie. VPD. While there is rhetoric about sovereignty, practically speaking much of the challenging…
Sounds like it wouldn’t be any different from home ownership or renting in any other part of Vancouver then.