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THE NISGA'A FINAL AGREEMENT - GENERALTABLE OF CONTENTS - ISSUES PAPERS NISGA'A FINAL AGREEMENT ACT FINAL AGREEMENT CONTEXT
Relationship to the Constitution of Canada The Charter of Rights and Freedoms Relationship to Federal and Provincial Laws Aboriginal Rights of Other First Nations The Rights of Other Canadians The Rights of Women Conclusion Historical Background History of Nisga'a Claims The Federal Comprehensive Claims Policy Inherent Right Policy The British Columbia Treaty Making Process Nisga'a Treaty Negotiations Sparrow Delgamuukw The Nass River Valley The Nisga'a People and Their Communities Conclusion Overview of Advice Consultation Structure Local and Regional Consultations The Treaty Negotiation Advisory Committee (TNAC) Federal Legislation Other Government Departments Summary of Advice Incorporated into Final Agreement THE NISGA'A FINAL AGREEMENT ACT Force of Law Approach The Nisga'a Nation Taxation Agreement Consequential Amendments Evolution of Certainty Technique Modification of Rights Approach in the Nisga'a Final Agreement Summary of Certainty Provisions in the Nisga'a Final Agreement Relationship to Nisga'a Government Authorities Repatriation of Nisga'a Cultural Artifacts Continuing Cooperation with the Canadian Museum of Civilization Heritage Who is Eligible to Participate? What is a "Nisga'a Citizen?" Ratification of the Final Agreement Effective Date Side Agreements and Future Negotiations Local and Regional Government Relationships Dispute Resolution Consultation Amendment of the Final Agreement Implementation THE NISGA'A FINAL AGREEMENT - LANDS Categories of Nisga'a-owned Lands The Ownership of Nisga'a Lands Submerged Lands Land Acquisition by the Province of British Columbia Federal Expropriation of Nisga'a Lands or Fee Simple Lands British Columbia's Land Title System and Nisga'a Lands Parks, the Ecological Reserve and Heritage Sites The Commercial Recreation Tenure Map of Nisga'a Lands and Category A & B Lands Existing Privately-Owned lands Replacement Tenures New Tenures Overview Public Access to Nisga'a Lands Crown Access to Nisga'a Lands Access to Private Land and Property Interests The Nisga'a Highway Crown and Private Roads Provincial Acquisition of Future Rights-of-Way Utility Rights-of-Way Nisga'a Roads THE NISGA'A FINAL AGREEMENT - RESOURCES Background Ownership of Forest Resources The Forestry Transition Period Nisga'a Regulation of Forest Practices on Nisga'a Lands Protection of the Forest Timber Processing Nisga'a Acquisition of Additional Forest Tenures Background Rights to Harvest and Harvest Allocations Disposition of Salmon and Other Species Future Allocations of Non-salmon Species Fisheries Management The Lisims Fisheries Conservation Trust Participation in the General Commercial Fishery International Arrangements Processing Background Rights to Harvest and Harvest Allocations Dispositions of Wildlife and Migratory Birds Wildlife and Migratory Bird Management Trapping and Guiding Background The Nisga'a Water Reservation The Hydro Reservation THE NISGA'A FINAL AGREEMENT - GOVERNMENT The Structure of Nisga'a Government The Nisga'a Constitution Relationship with Nearby Residents Accountability The Concurrent Model and the Relationship of Laws Principal Nisga'a Government Authorities Authorities Contingent on Federal/Provincial Standards Authorities Where Federal/Provincial Laws Prevail Areas of No Nisga'a Law-Making Authority Other Authorities and Exceptions Conclusion Policing Corrections Courts Environmental Assessment Processes Environmental Protection THE NISGA'A FINAL AGREEMENT - FISCAL ISSUES One-time Costs Ongoing Costs Transition from Indian Act Exemption Tax Authorities Tax Exemptions Effect on Other Residents Existing Programs and Services Existing Funding Arrangements Proposed Funding Arrangements How the Nisga'a Will Contribute The Ongoing Fiscal Relationship Nisga'a Final Agreement Act: Issue Papers (PDF 430 Kb) in PDF format. To read the electronic version of a document in PDF format, you will need to use Acrobat Reader. You can download and install the free reader from the Internet Website of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please visit Access Adobe to help make PDF files accessible to screen reading utilities. These tools convert Adobe PDF documents into HTML or ASCII text which can then be read by a number of common screen reading programs that synthesize text as audible speech. |
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