It seems that although there is Indian Act to regulate the interaction with first nations,conflicts always exist. The news “Tsilhqot’in set to declare site of New Prosperity mine a tribal park” illustrates one of these conflicts.

According to the Indian Act, “No Indian is lawfully in possession of land in a reserve unless, with the approval of the Minister, possession of the land has been allotted to him by the council of the band.” However, natives have folded the New Prosperity site into the tribal park boundary. As a Canadian mine company, Teseko put a lot of effort on New Prosperity Project. Now it will face the barrier about the conflicts with first nation. In natives’ view, the area is their sovereign territory so that Teseko should go through the First Nations government to ask for permit. Here comes the question, Teseko’s gold-copper mine project has already approved by the provincial government. Should Teseko undertake the loss resulting from the political conflicts?

First Nations partner issues,as a controversial problem,might affect Teseko as a external barrier for quite a long time. Teseko focuses on the operation and development on mines in British Columbia so that external factors will influence the company a lot. Companies like this which rely on nature resources will in the control of external effects.