New Zealand and Canada treat aboriginal claims differently</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="New Zealand and Canada treat aboriginal claims differently"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="New,Zealand,and,Canada,treat,aboriginal,claims,differently"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">26-02-2007</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>New Zealand and Canada treat aboriginal claims differently</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Victoria, Canada (Canada): It's not just a vast distance that separates Canada and New Zealand, but also a vast difference in how the two countries have tackled the contentious issue of aboriginal treaty claims. While Canadian treaties prod slowly through complex legal territory, New Zealand continues to push forward a billion-dollar settlement plan with its indigenous Maori people, ensuring everything from land rights to language preservation. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=de2a0517-2887-4461-b3af-39e26d2edd3a&k=40914 " target="blank">www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=de2a0517-2887-4461-b3af-39e26d2edd3a&k=40914 </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show