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VUNTUT GWITCHIN FIRST NATION
Highlights of Final Agreement
Land Title
- Approximately
7744.06 square kilometres (2990 square miles) of land with surface
and sub-surface title; 7.16 square kilometres (2.74 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, forestry and settlement land surveying.
- Option to acquire
up to 25 per cent of royalties held by Yukon government, its agencies
or corporations in future non-renewable resource development and hydro
projects in the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation traditional territory.
- Exclusive rights
to all new big game outfitting concessions within Vuntut Gwitchin
traditional territory.
- All commercial
salmon fishing licences and all commercial salmon sport licences in
Porcupine River drainage basin for 15 years; preferential rights afterwards
to any allocation of commercial and sport fishing salmon licences.
- Right of first
refusal for commercial wilderness travel and commercial freshwater
sports fishing in Vuntut Gwitchin settlement territory.
- At least 50 per
cent of federal position with the Vuntut National Park to employ Vuntut
Gwitchin First Nation members.
- First option
on business licences within the Vuntut National Park.
Wildlife
- Specific moose
harvest for subsistence needs.
- Basic needs allocation
of salmon in the Porcupine River drainage basin.
- Rights to subsistence
level and harvesting in the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation traditional
territory.
Land and Resource
Management
- Three special
management areas to be established: the Vuntut National Park, Fishing
Branch Ecological Reserve and the Old Crow Flats Special Management
Area.
- Provisions concerning
the preparation of a land use plan before an all-weather road is constructed
into the community of Old Crow.
Heritage
- Provisions for
the protection, ownership and management of heritage resources and
designated historic sites.
- Joint ownership
and management of Rampart House and Lapierre House historic sites.
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