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Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Today
George Abbott, PhD, enjoyed thirty-five years in elected public office, including seventeen years as MLA for Shuswap and twelve years as a cabinet minister. Among his portfolios were Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation; Health; Education; Sustainable Resource Management; and Community, Aboriginal, and Women’s Services. He also served for seventeen years in local government, as director and chair of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District and councilor at the District of Sicamous. Today, he is director and chair of Technical Safety BC, a director at the Land Title and Survey Authority, a commissioner at the BC Treaty Commission, and an adjunct professor in Political Science at the University of Victoria.
He has published two peer-reviewed books through Purich Books/UBC Press. His first was titled Big Promises, Small Government, released in 2020. George’s second book was published in September 2025 titled Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Today. He was also co-author with Chief Maureen Chapman of a review of BC’s 2017 wildfire and flood seasons, undertaken at the request of the late Premier John Horgan, titled Addressing the New Normal: 21st Century Disaster Management in British Columbia.
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