Land Title

• Approximately 1230.24 square kilometres (475 square miles) of land with surface and sub surface title; 1165.49 square kilometres (450 square miles) of land with surface title only, but including rights to material such as sand and gravel; and 31.52 square kilometres (12.17 square miles) of land set aside or reserve.

Economy

• Participation in government employment, contracting and development projects in the traditional territory, including employment opportunities related to heritage sites, parks, forestry, and settlement land surveying.
• Option to acquire up to 25 per cent of royalties held by the Yukon government or its agencies or corporations in future non-renewable resource development and hydro projects in the traditional territory.
• Economic development agreements with the federal government to provide technical and financial assistance for economic development purposes to residents in the Champagne/Aishihik territory.
• Guaranteed participation in commercial freshwater, salmon fishery and sports fishing, adventure travel, forestry, outfitting and campsite operations in the traditional territory.

Wildlife

• Specific moose harvest for subsistence needs.
• Primary consideration in allocation of freshwater fish resources in traditional territory.
• Priority allocation of minimum number of sockeye and chinook salmon in the Alsek River basin.
• Exclusive harvesting rights in Kluane National Park within the Champagne and Aishihik traditional territory.

• A special management area will be established to guide the development and/or management of Kluane National Park and Sha'washe and surrounding area, and joint management of the Tatshenshini River.

Heritage

• Provisions to nominate the Tatshenshini River as a Canadian heritage river.

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