a

KPMG estimates that First Nations will receive between 24,000 and 29,000 square kilometres of
rural land, which is roughly three per cent of provincial Crown land.

wii

Cashore pointed out that costs and benefits of resolving land claims must also be considered in
the context of the cost of failing to conclude treaties...including increased civil unrest in terms of
blockades and other actions which tie up resources, the cost of fighting continual court actions
brought by aboriginal people seeking their rights and the cost of continued investment

uncertainty.

The KPMG report concludes: "...the real challenge and opportunity for British Columbia is to
maximize the social and economic development within First Nations' communities while, at the
same time, adhering to the cost targets established for treaties."