It is referred to as the McKenna–McBride Commission after the two men who signed the agreement that created it in 1912: federal commissioner Joseph McKenna and BC Premier Richard McBride.
[1] The commissioners travelled throughout the province for 3 years gathering evidence from Indigenous and non-Indigenous people on the adequacy of reserves.
With encroachment on their traditional territories, First Nations in British Columbia continued to fight for a fair settlement of their land and title rights.
[4] The primary goal of the Commission was "to adjust the acreage of Indian reserves in British Columbia."
[4] The commissioners travelled throughout the province for 3 years gathering evidence from Indigenous and non-Indigenous people on the adequacy of reserves.