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Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act | ||
| Category: | Legislation | |
| Date: | 1 January 1993 | |
| Sub Category: | Legislation | |
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| State/Country: | Nunavut, Canada | |
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| Legal Status: | In force | |
| Subject Matter: | Native Title | Recognition of Native Title or Traditional Ownership | Native Title | Recognition of Traditional Rights and Interests | |
| Summary Information: | ||
| The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act 1993 ratifies and gives effect to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement signed on 25 May 1993. The aims of the Act are to: 1) To provide certainty and to clarify rights of ownership to land, and rights of participation of Inuit; 2) To provide Inuit with wildlife harvesting rights and rights to participate in related decision making; 3) To provide financial compensation and the means to participate in economic opportunities for Inuit; and 4) To encourage self-reliance and the cultural and social well being of Inuit. | ||
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References |
| Media Release |
| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (2002) News Release: Offshore Agreement-inPrinciple Signed with Nunavik Inuit |
| Resource |
| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (2002) Nunavit Inuit Marine Region Agreement-in-Principle |
| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (2002) Fact Sheet: Nunavik Inuit Marine Region Agreement-in-Principle |
| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (2002) Backgrounder: Nunavit Inuit Marine Region Agreement-in-Principle |
| Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (2003) Nunavut |
| Mapleleafweb (2002) The History of the Nunavut Inuit |
| Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada (1993) Agreement Between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada |
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