Whoever ends up owning the three plots, the Nisga’a will always retain ultimate title to the land. Homeowners will pay Nisga’a taxes, be subject to Nisga’a laws and if they die without a will, the property reverts to Nisga’a ownership. If the house is in the way of a public works project, the Nisga’a will even have the power of expropriation.

this paragraph is absolutely true, as it relates to the nisga'a.

it's absolutely false as it relates to reserve lands that harper wants to mess around with with his private property act. as the crown has allodial title to reserve lands, converting them to private property would be catastrophic.

bit of a bait and switch, here. don't compare the two situations. not comparable.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/11/08/b-c-first-nation-leads-historic-and-controversial-move-toward-aboriginal-private-home-ownership/