Part 1 - Definitions

In this Agreement:

"anishnaabemwin" means the aboriginal language of e-dbendaagzijig;

"Canada" or "Crown" means Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada;

"compulsory acquisition" means expropriation;

quot;conflict" means operational incompatibility between applicable laws;

"congress" means the law-making body of a First Nation, established in accordance with First Nation gchi-naaknigewin and First Nation law;

"e-dbendaagzid" means a person who belongs to a First Nation, and identifies and is identified with the land and e-naadziyang of that First Nation, and whose name appears on a First Nation list in accordance with First Nation gchi-naaknigewin and First Nation law;

"e-dbendaagzijig" means the plural of e-dbendaagzid;

"education" means:

1. "primary education" is Kindergarten 4 and Kindergarten 5 and grades 1 to 3;
   
   
2. "elementary education" is grades 4 to 8;
   
   
3. "secondary education" is grades 9 to 12;
   
   

"e-naadziyang" means the culture, practices and customs of e-dbendaagzijig;

"eniigaanzijig" means the executive decision making body of the First Nation made up of Gimaa or Gimaakwe and giigdoonini or giigdooninwag or giigdooniniikwe or giigdooniniikweg of the First Nation, selected in accordance with First Nation gchi-naaknigewin and First Nation law;

"environment" means environment as defined in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act;

"environmental effect" means environmental effect as defined in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act;

"First Nation" or "First Nations" means any one of the following First Nations, its predecessor or successor:

Beausoleil First Nation,
Curve Lake First Nation,
Hiawatha First Nation, and
Moose Deer Point First Nation,

each of which represents and is comprised of all e-dbendaagzijig, for whose use and benefit in common, lands, the legal title to which is vested in Canada, have been set apart;

"First Nation gchi-naaknigewin" means the constitution of a First Nation;

"First Nation land" means:

1. reserve of a First Nation, as defined by the Indian Act; or
2. First Nation land of a First Nation, as defined in the First Nations Land Management Act; and
3. lands that are declared by Canada to be set apart for the use and benefit of a First Nation;

"First Nation law" means a law made in accordance with this Agreement and First Nation gchi-naaknigewin;

"First Nation list" means a list of the names of e-dbendaagzijig maintained by each First Nation in accordance with its First Nation gchi-naaknigewin and First Nation law;

"First Nation Specific Agreement" means the Anishnaabe Government First Nation Specific Agreement, which is an agreement between each First Nation and Canada that confirms specific information with respect to that First Nation and sets out activities required by the First Nation and Canada to fulfill certain obligations derived from the Anishnaabe Government Agreement;

"fish" means:

1. a fish;
2. parts of fish;
3. shellfish, crustaceans, and any parts of shellfish or crustaceans; or
4. the eggs, sperm, spawn, larvae, spat and juvenile stages of fish, shellfish and crustaceans;

"fixed assets" means the fixed assets held by Canada on First Nation land;

"giigdoonini" (male singular) or "giigdooninwag" (m. plural) or giigdooniniikwe (female singular) or "giigdooniniikweg" (f. plural) means a member of eniigaanzijig, other than Gimaa or Gimaakwe, selected in accordance with First Nation gchi-naaknigewin and First Nation law;

"Gimaakwe" (female) and "Gimaa" (male) means the chief of a First Nation, selected in accordance with First Nation gchi-naaknigewin and First Nation law;

"Grand Council" means the governing body of the United Anishnaabeg Councils, composed of Gimaa or Gimaakwe of each First Nation or another First Nation public official selected in accordance with First Nation gchi-naaknigewin;

"intellectual property" means any intangible property right resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary or artistic fields, including but not limited to, any right relating to patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, or plant breeders'rights;

"interest" in relation to First Nation land means any estate, right or interest of any nature in or to that land, but does not include title to the land;

"licence", in relation to First Nation land, means any right of use or occupation of First Nation land, other than an interest in that land;

"Minister" means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development;

"Ontario" means Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario;

"post-secondary education assistance programs means funding provided by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in support of post-secondary education;

"project" means a project as defined in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act;

"proponent" means proponent as defined in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act;

"public official" means a person selected by e-dbendaagzijig in accordance with First Nation gchi-naaknigewin for the purposes of governing;

"United Anishnaabeg Councils" means the government collectively composed of all of the First Nations; and

"United Anishnaabeg Councils gchi-naaknigewin" means the constitution of the United Anishnaabeg Councils.