Preamble

1. Definitions
2. Purpose of this Agreement
3. Purpose of a Tripartite Final Agreement
4. Recognition by Manitoba of Capacity, Rights, Powers and Privileges
5. Jurisdiction of Sioux Valley and the Applicability of Federal and Provincial Laws
6. Legal Measures to be recommended by Canada and Manitoba
7. Approval and Effect of this Agreement
8. Approval and Coming into Effect of a Tripartite Final Agreement
9. General Protection of Rights and Remedies
10. Relationship of Tripartite Final Agreement to existing rights
11. Amendments to Final Agreement
12. Commitment to Negotiations on Sioux Valley Jurisdictions
13. Sioux Valley Constitution
14. Harmonization of Laws, Standards, Programs and Services
15. Environmental Assessment
16. Sioux Valley decisions on Governance that impact on the Government-to-Government relationship between the Parties
17. Access to Sioux Valley Lands
18. Liability and Indemnity
19. Dispute Resolution
20. Role of Manitoba in Implementation
21. Financial obligations of Manitoba
22. Non-Resident Citizens
23. Negotiations regarding matters relating to Non-Resident Citizens
24. Access to programs and rights not affected
25. Negotiations without prejudice to legal positions
26. Negotiations without prejudice to further or other discussions
27. Amendment of a Tripartite Final Agreement
28. Miscellaneous Matters
29. Participation by Manitoba in Negotiations
30. Limits on recourse
31. Language of the Tripartite Final Agreement

The Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Tripartite Agreement-in-Principle (136 Kb) in PDF format.

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