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Nisga’a Final Agreement.

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Fisheries, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Pollution control Indigenous peoples Governance Fishery management and conservation Land tenure Ownership Transfer Land consolidation Enforcement/compliance Birds Hunting/capture
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Agreement - made under section 35 of the Constitution of Canada - consists of 22 chapters that exhaustively define Nisga’a rights and responsibilities in relation to land, natural resources, governance, the administration of justice, the environment, taxation and numerous other matters, such as lands, land titles, forest resources, fisheries, wildife and migratory birds, environmental assessment and protection, administration of Justice, transition of the Indian Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Constitution Act, 1982.

Legislation | Canada | 1982

Keyword: Agricultural land, Cultural heritage, Economic/social/cultural rights, Indigenous peoples, Traditional rights/customary rights, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Nisga'a Final Agreement Act (S.C. 2000, c. 7).

Legislation | Canada | 2000 (2003)

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Governance, Contract/agreement, Financing, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX