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APPENDIX A

DESCRIPTION OF THE GWICH’IN SETTLEMENT AREA

All that portion of the Northwest Territories lying within the boundaries more particularly described as follows, all topographie features hereinafter referred to being according to:

edition 2 of the Bonnet Plume Lake map sheet number 106 B of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 2 of the Nadaleen River map sheet number 106 C of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 2 of the Snake River map sheet number 106 F of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 2 of the Ramparts River map sheet number 106 G of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 2 of the Ontaratue River map sheet number 106 J of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 3 of the Martin House map sheet number 106 K of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 2 of the Fort McPherson map sheet number 106 M of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 3 of the Arctic Red River map sheet number 106 N of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 2 of the Travaillant Lake map sheet number 106 0 of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 3 of the Canot Lake map sheet number 106 P of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 2 of the Aklavik map sheet number 107 B of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 3 of the Bell River map sheet number 116 P of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

edition 2 of the Blow River map sheet number 117 A of the National Topographic System, produced at a scale of 1:250,000 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, at Ottawa;

Commencing at the point of intersection of the Yukon Territory-Northwest Territories boundary with latitude 66°00’00”N at approximate longitude 133°37’00”W;

thence northerly along said boundary to its intersection with the southern boundary of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region at latitude 68°13’00”N and longitude 136°26’45”W;

thence easterly along said boundary to its intersection with the centre line of the Iroquois River at latitude 68°00’00”N and approximate longitude 129°45’43 “W;

thence southerly along said centre line of the Iroquois River to its intersection with the centre line of an unnamed stream at approximate latitude 67°57’10”N and approximate longitude 129°43’24”W;

thence southerly along said centre line of said stream to its intersection with longitude 130°01’55”W at approximate latitude 67°40’41 “N;

thence southerly along said longitude to its intersection with the centre line of a seismic line at approximate latitude 67°37’22”N;

thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of the east bank of the Mackenzie River with longitude 130°25’00”W at approximate latitude 67°18’35”N;

thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 67°05’30”N and longitude 130’39’30”W;

thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 67°00’00”N and longitude 131°12’00”W;

thence southerly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 66°55’30 “N and longitude 131°15’00”W;

thence northwesterly in a straight line to a height of land at approximate latitude 66°59’00”N and approximate longitude 131°44’00”W;

thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of longitude 131°55’00”W with latitude 66°56’00”N;

thence southerly along said longitude to its intersection with latitude 66°33’00”N;

thence west in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 66°33’00”N with longitude 132°00’00”W;

thence south along said longitude to its intersection with the north bank of the north branch of Weldon Creek at approximate latitude 66°14’11”N;

thence southeasterly along said bank of Weldon Creek to latitude 66°08’00”N and approximate longitude 131°36’45”W;

thence southeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of latitude 66°00’00”N and longitude 131°20’00”W;

thence southeasterly in a straight line to a height of land between the watersheds of the Arctic Red River drainage system and the Mountain River, Gayna River, Hume River and Ramparts River drainage systems at latitude 65°50’00”N and approximate longitude 130°45’00”W;

thence southerly following the heights of land between the watersheds of the Arctic Red River drainage system and the Mountain River, Gayna River, Hume River and Ramparts River drainage systems to the intersection of latitude 64°23’30”N and approximate longitude 130°41’30”W;

thence southwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of the Yukon Territory-Northwest Territories boundary at latitude 64°20’00”N and approximate longitude 131°04’03”W; and

thence northerly along said boundary to the point of commencement.

MAP OF THE SETTLEMENT AREA

Map of the Settlement Area

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