sentences:  The following year, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision on Delgamuukw v. British Columbia, recognizing Aboriginal title as "a right to the land itself", which derives from First Nations original occupation and possession at the time the Crown asserted sovereignty.The court also stated that the federal and provincial governments may infringe upon Aboriginal title under conditions for justification but that fair compensation would be due at the time of such an infringement.Sechelt First Nation was the first community to sign an agreement-in-principle (AIP) in 1999.