Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act (S.C. 1994, c. 34)
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Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act
S.C. 1994, c. 34
Assented to 1994-07-07
An Act to approve, give effect to and declare valid land claims agreements entered into between Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, the Government of Yukon and certain first nations in Yukon, to provide for approving, giving effect to and declaring valid other land claims agreements entered into after this Act comes into force, and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Preamble
WHEREAS representatives of Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, the Government of the Yukon Territory and the Council for Yukon Indians signed the Umbrella Final Agreement on May 29, 1993, the provisions of which are intended to be incorporated into final agreements for the settlement of land claims of first nations in the Yukon Territory;
WHEREAS the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, the Teslin Tlingit Council and the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation have each entered into a final agreement with Her Majesty and the Government of the Yukon Territory, incorporating the provisions of the Umbrella Final Agreement and including provisions specific to each first nation;
WHEREAS agreements may be entered into with respect to aboriginal claims to lands in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories by persons enrolled under final agreements as well as aboriginal claims to lands in Yukon by certain people outside that territory;
AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada has undertaken to recommend to Parliament the enactment of legislation for approving, giving effect to and declaring valid final agreements and transboundary agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“final agreement”
« accord définitif »
“final agreement” means a land claims agreement for a first nation that includes provisions specific to the first nation and incorporates the provisions of the Umbrella Final Agreement, and includes any amendments made to it from time to time in accordance with its provisions;
“first nation”
« première nation »
“first nation” means a first nation named in the schedule;
“settlement land”
« terres désignées »
“settlement land” means land identified in a first nation’s final agreement as settlement land of the first nation;
“transboundary agreement”
« accord transfrontalier »
“transboundary agreement” means a transboundary agreement as defined in final agreements, and includes any amendments made to it from time to time in accordance with its provisions;
“Umbrella Final Agreement”
« accord-cadre »
“Umbrella Final Agreement” means the Umbrella Final Agreement signed on May 29, 1993 by representatives of the Council for Yukon Indians, Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada and the Government of the Yukon Territory, and includes any amendments made to it from time to time in accordance with its provisions.
HER MAJESTY
Marginal note:Binding on Her Majesty
3. This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.
LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENTS
Marginal note:Four final agreements given effect
4. Each of the following final agreements entered into between Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, the Government of the Yukon Territory and the respective first nation, signed on May 29, 1993, is hereby approved, given effect and declared valid:
(a) the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement;
(b) the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Final Agreement;
(c) the Teslin Tlingit Council Final Agreement; and
(d) the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Final Agreement.
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