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Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act (S.C. 2000, c. 33).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting an agreement with the Norway House Cree Nation for the settlement of matters arising from the flooding of land, and respecting the establishment of certain reserves in the province of Manitoba.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Liability/compensation Flood Contract/agreement Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

For the purpose of the present Act “Flood Agreement” means the agreement concerning the flooding of land concluded between: a) Her Majesty in right of Canada, b) Her Majesty in right of Manitoba, c) the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board, and d) the Northern Flood Committee, Inc. signed on 16 December 1977. In particular, the Act lays down provisions relating to payments to first nations as compensation for flooding on lands. Furthermore, the Act deals with the establishment of reserves on behalf of first nations. The text consists of 13 sections divided into 2 Parts as follows: Norway House Cree nation flooded land (1); Reserve establishment (2).

Full text
English/French
Website
www.gov.mb.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Indian Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5).

Legislation | Canada | 1985 (2019)

Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Property rights, Agricultural land, Indigenous peoples, Governance, Access-to-justice, Aquaculture, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Forest management/forest conservation, Public land, Procedural matters, Ownership, Transfer, Financing, Tax/levy, Transport/storage, Gender, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Addition of Lands to Reserves and Reserve Creation Act

Legislation | Canada | 2019

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Traditional rights/customary rights, Sustainable use, Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX