<description>This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit &lt;a href="https://hatchetmedia.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7"&gt;hatchetmedia.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a spectre haunting British Columbia. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’ve been paying any attention to BC politics over the last eight months, the province has been whipped up into a panic over Indigenous rights. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And all of it can be traced back to one man — and no, it’s not Premier David Eby.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The man haunting the province is Joseph Trutch, BC's first Lieutenant-Governor and the individual most responsible for the fact that the province resisted signing treaties with First Nations for a century.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instead, provincial government after provincial government closed their eyes, put their fingers in their ears and just pretended that Indigenous title didn’t exist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And now, that past is coming back to haunt British Columbia. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That is the story that is largely missing from all of the panic about land rights in BC. Because if we do what the pundits and right-wing politicians want us to do — which is ignore First Nations and the legal claims they have to their territory — we will be opening the door to true chaos. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featured in this episode: Adam Olsen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To Learn More:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/15/Joseph-Trutch-BC-Indigenous-Policies/"&gt;“How Joseph Trutch Set the Stage for BC’s Indigenous Policies”&lt;/a&gt; by Adam Olsen in &lt;em&gt;The Tyee&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/08/18/True-Threat-Private-Property-Ignoring-Indigenous-Title/"&gt;“The True Threat to Private Property? Ignoring Indigenous Title”&lt;/a&gt; by Adam Olsen in &lt;em&gt;The Tyee&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/11/21/Indigenous-Relations-Letting-Go-Zero-Sum-Thinking/"&gt;“Cowichan Decision and Beyond: Letting Go of Zero-Sum Thinking”&lt;/a&gt; by Adam Olsen in &lt;em&gt;The Tyee&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/02/Eby-Wrong-Signals-DRIPA-Amendments/"&gt;“Eby Sent the Wrong Signals on DRIPA Amendments”&lt;/a&gt; by Adam Olsen in &lt;em&gt;The Tyee&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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British Columbia Can’t Outrun the Past

MAY 1, 20269 MIN
The Hatchet

British Columbia Can’t Outrun the Past

MAY 1, 20269 MIN

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://hatchetmedia.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">hatchetmedia.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p>There is a spectre haunting British Columbia. </p><p>If you’ve been paying any attention to BC politics over the last eight months, the province has been whipped up into a panic over Indigenous rights. </p><p>And all of it can be traced back to one man — and no, it’s not Premier David Eby.</p><p>The man haunting the province is Joseph Trutch, BC's first Lieutenant-Governor and the individual most responsible for the fact that the province resisted signing treaties with First Nations for a century.</p><p>Instead, provincial government after provincial government closed their eyes, put their fingers in their ears and just pretended that Indigenous title didn’t exist.</p><p>And now, that past is coming back to haunt British Columbia. </p><p>That is the story that is largely missing from all of the panic about land rights in BC. Because if we do what the pundits and right-wing politicians want us to do — which is ignore First Nations and the legal claims they have to their territory — we will be opening the door to true chaos. </p><p>Featured in this episode: Adam Olsen</p><p><strong>To Learn More:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/15/Joseph-Trutch-BC-Indigenous-Policies/">“How Joseph Trutch Set the Stage for BC’s Indigenous Policies”</a> by Adam Olsen in <em>The Tyee</em></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/08/18/True-Threat-Private-Property-Ignoring-Indigenous-Title/">“The True Threat to Private Property? Ignoring Indigenous Title”</a> by Adam Olsen in <em>The Tyee</em></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/11/21/Indigenous-Relations-Letting-Go-Zero-Sum-Thinking/">“Cowichan Decision and Beyond: Letting Go of Zero-Sum Thinking”</a> by Adam Olsen in <em>The Tyee</em></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/02/Eby-Wrong-Signals-DRIPA-Amendments/">“Eby Sent the Wrong Signals on DRIPA Amendments”</a> by Adam Olsen in <em>The Tyee</em></p>