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Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act (S.C. 1984, c. 24).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1984 (2003)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to approve, give effect to and declare valid the Agreement between the Committee for Original Peoples’ Entitlement, representing the Inuvialuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and the Government of Canada.
Subject
Fisheries, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Contract/agreement Institution Ownership Vested rights/existing rights Business/industry/corporations Governance Hunting/capture Collecting/harvesting Biodiversity Access and benefit-sharing
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act approves, gives effect to and declares valid the Agreement between the Committee for Original Peoples’ Entitlement, representing the Inuvialuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and the Government of Canada. For the purpose of the present Act “Territory” means the Northwest Territories, Yukon and adjacent offshore areas, not forming part of the Northwest Territories or Yukon, within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Canada. The text consists of 8 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Inuvialuit Final Agreement.

Legislation | Canada | 1984

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Contract/agreement, Institution, Ownership, Vested rights/existing rights, Business/industry/corporations, Governance, Hunting/capture, Collecting/harvesting, Biodiversity, Access and benefit-sharing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX