Relationships With the Local Non-Indigenous Community Citing posts on community Facebook groups and personal interactions, George and the Tla'amin leadership noted that not everyone in the non-Indigenous community had been happy when the Tla'amin Nation took over the operation of the Resort and its ancillary businesses, even though the Nation had been a majority owner for two decades. Some local non-Indigenous people said it was going to cost jobs and contracts, while others were simply opposed to more First Nations inuence in any manner. They complained on social media of "Indians getting handouts, " "living in the past," and "Spending my tax dollars." 15 None of these comments acknowledged Tla'amin ancestral rights or all that the Tla'amin had been required to give up in the treaty negotiation. The Tla'amin Nation had taken over operations of the adjacent parking lot contract, and this was particularly contentious, even though the Nation owned it and had the right to run the operation. Some considered the lot to be public land rather than a Tla'amin asset. There were similarly high emotions around the historic photos that had hung in the Resort. The Tla'amin Nation had spent a lot of money on restoration and had decided to remove most of these photos, since they did not in any way reect Tla'amin culture and did not even show any Tla*amin People. Some non-Indigenous locals felt this was an insult to their history. A gesture was made to showcase some of the photos in the community hall nearby. George noted that some local non-Indigenous people also complained that the success of the Resort and its restaurantsa big employer and a focal point in the communitymight represent too much competition and hurt other small businesses in the area. These people expressed concerns that the Tla'amin were being unfair to people who had lived in Lund for decades, and they felt that their history was being challenged. 16 Those complaining seemed not to notice that the Tla'amin Nation was reclaiming territory that had been its own since time immemorial and was actively building the local economy, which would benet everyone. Much of the opposition was voiced in private and on social media, but some of it, including vandalism to the parking lot, was direct and confrontational. George and others felt very hurt by the racism and