Good Relations with Adam Olsen and George Abbott

Good Relations with Adam Olsen is a public dialogue responding to the growing strain in Crown–Indigenous relations in British Columbia and the rise of anti-Indigenous rhetoric online. At a time when trust is eroding and legal obligations are too often ignored or misrepresented, this event creates space for thoughtful, informed, and respectful conversation.

Hosted by Adam Olsen, Good Relations brings together authors, academics, and activists to explore good relations grounded in law, lived experience, and moral responsibility. Through honest dialogue and critical inquiry, audiences are invited to move beyond slogans and conflict toward understanding, accountability, and the hard work of relationship-building.

At this April 26th event, Adam Olsen welcomes George Abbott, author and BC Treaty Commissioner, for a conversation about his bestselling book, Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now. Drawing on archival research and his firsthand experience inside government, Abbott traces more than 150 years of Crown–Indigenous relations in British Columbia, from the province’s refusal to negotiate treaties to the legal and political consequences that shape today’s reconciliation landscape. In dialogue with Adam Olsen, this event explores Crown-Indigenous relations, why historical clarity matters now, and how law, policy, and relationships must evolve if British Columbia is to move toward justice, accountability, and durable good relations.

Event production by Emily Olsen Presents and LOT2 Media.

Please note this presentation is being filmed.