Kluane First Nation [Kluane Game Sanctuary and Kluane National Park Reserve Creation]

In October 1999, the First Nation requested that the Commission conduct an inquiry into loss of its traditional lands to a National Park Reserve and a Game Sanctuary. The government challenged the Commission’s authority to hold an inquiry, saying the claim fell under the Comprehensive Claims Policy and was not within the Commission’s jurisdiction. The Commission rejected the challenge and ruled that the inquiry should proceed. In 2001, negotiations with the First Nation began under the Comprehensive Claims Policy. The file was put into abeyance while the parties pursued this path.

In April 2002, the First Nation advised the Commission that its claim had been tentatively accepted by Canada within the Comprehensive Claims Policy. In the summer of 2003, the Kluane First Nation ratified a comprehensive claims settlement agreement with Canada, which effectively resolved the specific claim. This inquiry will be closed by a formal order and a report will be issued by the panel.

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