In 1998 the Nisga 'a, after more than a century of negotiation and litigation, were the first to sign a modern treaty.

尼斯加人经过超过一个世纪的谈判和诉讼，终于在1998年成为第一个签署了现代条约的民族。

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Their new law allows Nisga 'a to obtain freehold title to their homes, and to mortgage, transfer, lease or sell these to anyone, including outsiders.

但是新法律让尼斯加人可以获得所在房屋的不动产权，他们可以抵押、转让、租赁，或者向任何人出售，包括外人。

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Nisga'a leaders argue that they remain Canadians, with the same rights and subject to the same criminal law as others.

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But the Liberals oppose the model of self-government won by the Nisga'a in the first modern-day treaty, signed in 1998.

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Others are less keen to dance: some Nisga'a tried (but failed) to block the treaty in court, calling it a sell-out.

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