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Dene ‘find themselves’ as guardians of the land – CKLB Radio
March 13, 2019 Stephen Kakfwi grins as he says it had been at least 20 years since he slept outside in -40 degree temperatures. Kakfwi is one of the advisors of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative (ILI) behind Nę K’ǝ́dikǝ́ (or Keepers of the Land) guardianship pilot program that took place in the Sahtú last month. […]
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Dawson Regional Land Use Planning Commission formed
March 07, 2019 The Government of Yukon and Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in have formed the new Dawson Regional Land Use Planning Commission. The Yukon and Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in governments each nominated three people to the six-person Commission in accordance with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement. The new Commission will develop a plan for future land use in the […]
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YT Government: Special warrant issued for infrastructure and land development spending
February 13, 2019 The Government of Yukon has issued a special warrant to meet the demand for infrastructure and land development projects across the territory this fiscal year. The special warrant provides additional budgetary authorization for up to $20 million to maximize benefits to Yukon communities, with $15 million for infrastructure development and $5 million […]
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Who controls Canada’s indigenous lands? – BBC
February 10, 2019 The courts in Canada are grappling with a decision central to the relationship between Canadian and traditional indigenous laws. The dispute involves the construction of a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline in the province of British Columbia. It’s a project which has exposed a rift between elected and hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en […]
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Land use planning underway for Yukon’s Beaver River watershed – CBC
Feb 07, 2019 Consultation meetings have been held in several Yukon communities The Yukon government and the Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation are gathering public comments to formulate a land use plan for the Beaver River watershed region in north-central Yukon. The 5,048-square kilometre planning area, northeast of Mayo, is considered pristine wilderness, with abundant wildlife — and it’s […]
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Time to overhaul Iqaluit’s land development rules, says city councillor – Nunatsiaq News
January 22 , 2019 “This method of land development has to end” Until the City of Iqaluit receives approval for a replacement to its outdated land administration bylaw, residents are stuck with a disappointing system, says one city councillor. “It’s insanity, does not benefit a representative portion of our city’s population and is literally the […]
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It’s a tough file’: Nunavut’s land use plan to get 4th draft – CBC
Jan 10, 2019 Nunavut Planning Commission accepting responses to written comments on draft plan until Jan. 25 The Nunavut Planning Commission says it’s going to start work on the fourth draft of a territory-wide land use plan. It will lay out what parts of the territory are open for exploration and resource development, what areas […]
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‘Native Land’ Map Helps You Recognize Which Indigenous Territory You Live On – HuffPost Canada
“It helps plant a seed that there’s people here before you, these are the lands that they’re on, and they’re still here.” @What traditional territory is your city on? Are you on unceded xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territory? The territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca and Mississaugas of […]
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Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan Next Steps
Planning process to move forward with or without funding Iqaluit, December 6, 2018. The Nunavut Planning Commission (the Commission) held a regional public hearing on the 2016 Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan (DNLUP) in the Qikiqtani region in March 2017. Since that time, the Commission has requested funding from the Government of Canada to hold […]
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This is our land’: K’atl’odeeche First Nation continues opposition to claims on traditional land – CBC
‘We are not trying to fight with them. We are trying to work with them,’ responds NWT Métis Nation president Dec 03, 2018 Members of the K’atl’odeeche First Nation near Hay River, N.W.T., continue to oppose any outside claims to their traditional lands. The chief and council met with the media Friday afternoon. Band councillors […]
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