Kanesatake Interim Land Base Governance Act (S.C. 2001, c. 8). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Indigenous peoples Governance Land tenure Public land Jurisdictional competence Land reform Subdivision of land Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Americas, North America Abstract The present Act enforces the Agreement signed on 21 December 2000 between the Mohawks of Kanesatake and Her Majesty in right of Canada respecting governance of certain lands by the Mohawks of Kanesatake and to amend an Act in consequence. In particular, section 3 establishes that the purpose of this Act is to implement the afore-mentioned Agreement and, in doing so, a) to ensure that certain lands in the Kanesatake Mohawk interim land base constitute lands reserved for the Indians within the mea Full text English/French Website www.gc.ca References - Legislation Implements Agreement with respect to Kanesatake governance of the interim land base. Legislation | Canada | 2000 Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Contract/agreement, Ownership, Vested rights/existing rights, Governance, Land tenure, Public land, Jurisdictional competence, Land reform, Subdivision of land, Financing, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX