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Treaty Land Entitlement Implementation Act (S.S. 1993, c. T-20.1).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Saskatchewan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1993 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting the Implementation of Certain Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreements.
Subject
Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Land tenure Liability/compensation Contract/agreement Procedural matters Ownership Vested rights/existing rights Sub-national agreement Minerals Mining Water abstraction
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

For the purpose of the present Act “Framework Agreement” means: i) the Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement dated 22 September 1992 and entered into by Canada, Saskatchewan and certain Indian bands with respect to the settlement of the outstanding treaty land entitlement claims of the Indian bands; ii) the Nekaneet Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement dated 23 September 1992 and entered into by Canada, Saskatchewan and the Nekaneet Indian Band with respect to the settlement of the outstanding treaty land entitlement claim of the Nekaneet Indian Band; and iii) any agreement entered into by Canada, Saskatchewan and an Indian band with respect to the settlement of the outstanding treaty land entitlement claim of that band on the same or substantially. Section 3 establishes that notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act or law, no reservation in favour of Saskatchewan, whether express or implied, is retained by Saskatchewan in any lands that are set apart as an Indian reserve pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement except those reservations that: a) relate to Crown minerals and Crown mineral lands, the property in and the right to the use of water, or the land forming the bed or shore of any body of water and that are specifically retained by Saskatchewan on the transfer of any lands vested in Saskatchewan to Canada; or b) are expressly acknowledged by Canada as being retained by Saskatchewan at the time that any lands are set apart as an Indian reserve pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement.

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.sk.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement.

Legislation | Canada | 1992

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Land tenure, Liability/compensation, Contract/agreement, Procedural matters, Ownership, Vested rights/existing rights, Sub-national agreement, Minerals, Mining, Water abstraction

Source: FAO, FAOLEX