The Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement

THE CARCROSS/TAGISH FIRST NATION FINAL AGREEMENT among THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, THE CARCROSS/TAGISH FIRST NATION and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE YUKON Published under the authority of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Ottawa, 2005 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca" target="_blank">www.ainc-inac.gc.ca </a>1-800-567-9604 TTY only 1-866-553-0554 QS-5384-000-EE-A1 Catalogue: R2-427/1-2005E-PDF ISBN:0-662-42156-6 © Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada Cette publication peut aussi être obtenue en français sous le titre: Entente définitive de la Première nation des Carcross/Tagish The preceding Elders' Statement does not form part of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement. AGREEMENT made this 22nd day of October, 2005. AMONG: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (hereinafter referred to as "Canada"); AND The Carcross/Tagish First Nation as represented by the Khà Shâde Héni of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation (hereinafter referred to as the "Carcross/Tagish First Nation"); AND The Government of the Yukon as represented by the Government Leader of the Yukon on behalf of the Yukon (hereinafter referred to as the "Yukon"), being the parties to this Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement"). WHEREAS: the Carcross/Tagish First Nation asserts aboriginal rights, titles and interests with respect to its Traditional Territory; the Carcross/Tagish First Nation wishes to retain, subject to this Agreement, the aboriginal rights, titles and interests it asserts with respect to its Settlement Land; the parties to this Agreement wish to recognize and protect a way of life that is based on an economic and spiritual relationship between Carcross/Tagish People and the land; the parties to this Agreement wish to encourage and protect the cultural distinctiveness and social well-being of Carcross/Tagish People; the parties to this Agreement recognize the significant contributions of Carcross/Tagish People and the Carcross/Tagish First Nation to the history and culture of the Yukon and Canada; the parties to this Agreement wish to enhance the ability of Carcross/Tagish People to participate fully in all aspects of the economy of the Yukon; the Constitution Act, 1982, recognizes and affirms the existing aboriginal rights and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada, and treaty rights include rights acquired by way of land claims agreements; the parties to this Agreement wish to achieve certainty with respect to the ownership and use of lands and other resources of the Traditional Territory of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation; the parties wish to achieve certainty with respect to their relationships to each other; the parties to this Agreement have negotiated this land claims agreement securing for the Carcross/Tagish First Nation and Carcross/Tagish People the rights and benefits set out herein; the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Canada and the Yukon have authorized their representatives to sign this land claims agreement; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms, exchanges of promises, conditions and provisos contained herein, the parties to this Agreement agree to the following. TABLE OF CONTENTS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">VOLUME 1 </li><li style="flex:1">PAGE NO: </li></ul>1CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS 11 GENERAL PROVISIONS 2.1.0 2.2.0 2.3.0 2.4.0 2.5.0 2.6.0 The Umbrella Final Agreement Settlement Agreements Amendment 11 11 13 16 17 Settlement Legislation Certainty Interpretation of Settlement Agreements and <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Application of Law </li><li style="flex:1">19 </li></ul>20 20 20 21 22 23 25 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2.7.0 </li><li style="flex:1">Access to Information and Privacy </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Remedies </li><li style="flex:1">2.8.0 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2.9.0 </li><li style="flex:1">Internal Overlap and Transboundary Agreements </li></ul>Representation and Warranty General 2.10.0 2.11.0 2.12.0 2.13.0 Schedule A Boards Joint Action of Renewable Resources Councils Ratification of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Agreement </li><li style="flex:1">26 </li></ul>26 26 26 27 29 29 - Definitions - General - Ratification Committee - Official Voters List - Information Campaign - Voting Process - Ratification of this Agreement and the Memorandum by <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">the Carcross/Tagish First Nation </li><li style="flex:1">30 </li></ul>32 32 33 33 33 34 35 36 36 - Ratification of this Agreement by Government - Signing of this Agreement Resolution of Overlapping Claims - Definitions Schedule B - Agreements - Dispute Resolution - Application of this Agreement in an Overlapping Area - Other Yukon First Nation Final Agreements - Traplines - i - TABLE OF CONTENTS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">VOLUME 1 </li><li style="flex:1">PAGE NO: </li></ul>- Consultation in the Overlapping Area - Alternative Arrangements 37 37 39 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 3 </li><li style="flex:1">ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT </li></ul>3.1.0 3.2.0 3.3.0 3.4.0 3.5.0 3.6.0 3.7.0 3.8.0 3.9.0 3.10.0 3.11.0 3.12.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Definitions </li><li style="flex:1">39 </li></ul>39 40 41 41 43 46 46 46 47 48 49 Eligibility Criteria Applications on Behalf of Another Person Other Settlements Enrollment Committees Enrollment Commission Judicial Review Budget Dissolution of Enrollment Committees Continuation of Enrollment Dispute Resolution Public Access 51 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 4 </li><li style="flex:1">RESERVES AND LAND SET ASIDE </li></ul>4.1.0 4.2.0 4.3.0 4.4.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Reserves </li><li style="flex:1">51 </li></ul>51 52 54 Land Set Aside Selection of Additional Land Release 57 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 5 </li><li style="flex:1">TENURE AND MANAGEMENT OF SETTLEMENT LAND </li></ul>5.1.0 5.2.0 5.3.0 5.4.0 5.5.0 5.6.0 5.7.0 5.8.0 5.9.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Definitions </li><li style="flex:1">57 </li></ul>57 58 58 60 60 62 64 General Maps and Descriptions Settlement Land Yukon First Nation Management Powers Administration by Government Disclosure of Government Interests in Settlement Land Beds of Waterbodies Interests in Settlement Land - Less than Entire <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Interest in 5.4.1 </li><li style="flex:1">64 </li></ul>- ii - TABLE OF CONTENTS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">VOLUME 1 </li><li style="flex:1">PAGE NO: </li></ul>5.10.0 5.11.0 5.12.0 5.13.0 5.14.0 5.15.0 5.16.0 Interests in Settlement Land - Entire Interest Land Ceasing to be Settlement Land Reacquisition 65 66 66 67 67 68 69 Deregistration Proposed Site Specific Settlement Land Waterfront Right-of-Way Notations for Hydro-electric and Water Storage Projects 71 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 6 </li><li style="flex:1">ACCESS </li></ul>6.1.0 6.2.0 6.3.0 6.4.0 6.5.0 6.6.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">General </li><li style="flex:1">71 </li></ul>72 74 75 77 77 Access to Crown Land General Access Government Access Military Access Conditions of Access 79 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 7 </li><li style="flex:1">EXPROPRIATION </li></ul>7.1.0 7.2.0 7.3.0 7.4.0 7.5.0 7.6.0 7.7.0 7.8.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Objective </li><li style="flex:1">79 </li></ul>79 79 79 80 83 84 Definitions General Procedures for Expropriation Procedures for Compensation Public Hearings Expropriation Pursuant to the National Energy Board Act <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Expropriation for Hydro-electric and Water Storage </li><li style="flex:1">Proje </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">cts </li><li style="flex:1">84 </li></ul>85 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 8 </li><li style="flex:1">SURFACE RIGHTS BOARD </li></ul>8.1.0 8.2.0 8.3.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">General </li><li style="flex:1">85 </li></ul>86 86 Jurisdiction of the Board Powers and Responsibilities of the Board - iii - TABLE OF CONTENTS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">VOLUME 1 </li><li style="flex:1">PAGE NO: </li></ul>8.4.0 8.5.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Compensation </li><li style="flex:1">88 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">89 </li><li style="flex:1">Legislation </li></ul>91 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 9 </li><li style="flex:1">SETTLEMENT LAND AMOUNT </li></ul>9.1.0 9.2.0 9.3.0 9.4.0 9.5.0 9.6.0 9.7.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Objective </li><li style="flex:1">91 </li></ul>91 91 92 92 94 Yukon Settlement Land Amount Yukon First Nations' Settlement Land Amount Land Negotiation Restrictions Balanced Selection Crown and Settlement Land Exchange Designation of Private Land as Fee Simple Settlement <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Land </li><li style="flex:1">94 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">97 </li><li style="flex:1">Schedule A </li><li style="flex:1">Allocation of Settlement Land Amount </li></ul>99 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 10 </li><li style="flex:1">SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS </li></ul>10.1.0 10.2.0 10.3.0 10.4.0 10.5.0 10.6.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Objective </li><li style="flex:1">99 </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">99 </li><li style="flex:1">Definitions </li></ul>Establishment of Special Management Areas Rights and Interests of Yukon First Nations Management of Future Special Management Areas 99 101 102 Relationship to the Land Use Planning and <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Development Assessment Processes </li><li style="flex:1">103 </li></ul>104 105 105 107 109 113 114 116 116 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">10.7.0 </li><li style="flex:1">Fish and Wildlife Management </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Kusawa Park </li><li style="flex:1">Schedule A </li></ul>- Definitions - Objectives - Establishment - Steering Committee - Management Plan - Review and Approval of the Management Plan - Implementation of the Approved Management Plan - Review and Amendment of the Approved Management <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Plan </li><li style="flex:1">119 </li></ul>120 121 121 - Fish and Wildlife - Forest Resources - Heritage - iv - TABLE OF CONTENTS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">VOLUME 1 </li><li style="flex:1">PAGE NO: </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">- Economic Opportunities </li><li style="flex:1">122 </li></ul>124 125 125 127 128 131 132 134 134 - Development Assessment and Land Use Planning Lewes Marsh Habitat Protection Area - Definitions Schedule B - Objectives - Establishment - Steering Committee - Management Plan - Approval of the Management Plan - Implementation of the Approved Management Plan - Review and Amendment of the Approved Management <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Plan </li><li style="flex:1">136 </li></ul>137 137 137 138 140 140 142 142 142 143 145 146 147 148 - Fish and Wildlife - Forest Resources - Heritage - Economic Opportunities - Development Assessment and Land Use Planning - Hydro-Electric Production Tagish River Habitat Protection Area - Definitions Schedule C - Objectives - Establishment - Steering Committee - Management Plan - Review and Approval of the Management Plan - Implementation of the Approved Management Plan - Review and Amendment of the Approved Management <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Plan </li><li style="flex:1">148 </li></ul>149 149 149 150 151 151 153 153 154 - Fish and Wildlife - Forest Resources - Heritage - Economic Opportunities - Development Assessment and Land Use Planning - Hydro-Electric Production Agay Mene Natural Environment Park - Definitions Schedule D - Objectives - v - TABLE OF CONTENTS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">VOLUME 1 </li><li style="flex:1">PAGE NO: </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">- Establishment </li><li style="flex:1">155 </li></ul>157 158 158 159 161 162 - Atlin Power Line - Fish and Wildlife - Steering Committee - Management Plan - Approval and Review of the Management Plan - Implementation and Review - Review and Amendment of the Approved Management <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Plan </li><li style="flex:1">163 </li></ul>164 165 165 165 - Fish and Wildlife - Heritage - Forest Resources - Development Assessment and Land Use Planning 167 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 11 </li><li style="flex:1">LAND USE PLANNING </li></ul>11.1.0 11.2.0 11.3.0 11.4.0 11.5.0 11.6.0 11.7.0 11.8.0 11.9.0 11.10.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Objectives </li><li style="flex:1">167 </li></ul>167 168 169 172 172 173 174 174 Land Use Planning Process Yukon Land Use Planning Council Regional Land Use Planning Commissions Regional Land Use Plans Approval Process for Land Use Plans Implementation Sub-Regional and District Land Use Plans Funding Consultation in Respect of Portions of Certain Roads and Trails Abutting Carcross/Tagish First Nation Settlement Land 175 179 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">CHAPTER 12 </li><li style="flex:1">DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT </li></ul>12.1.0 12.2.0 12.3.0 12.4.0 12.5.0 12.6.0 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Objective </li><li style="flex:1">179 </li></ul>179 180 181 182 182 Definitions Development Assessment Legislation Scope Entry Point Designated Office - 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