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Public engagement on new lands legislation opens May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024 This is a joint news release between the Government of Yukon and Council of Yukon First Nations. The Government of Yukon is developing a new Public Lands Act, a crucial step towards modernizing land management in the territory. In collaboration with First Nation partners, the government is seeking input from the public […]
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Have Your Say on Thaıdene Nëné badı xá (Working with Thaidene Nëné) – Land Relationship Plan
March 21, 2024 Thaidene Nëné xá dá yáłtı (the operational management board for Thaidene Nëné), which includes members from Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation, Northwest Territory Métis Nation, Parks Canada, and the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT), is seeking feedback from the public to help inform the land relationship plan for the Thaidene Nëné protected […]
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Comprehensive Review of the Tłı̨chǫ Wenek’e Land Use Plan Now Complete
December 15, 2023 (Behchokǫ̀) – The Tłı̨chǫ have had an intimate relationship with the land since the beginning of time. On October 12, 2023, the 5th Tłı̨chǫ Assembly approved a series of recommended amendments to the Tłı̨chǫ Wenek’e Land Use Plan Law, which came into effect at midnight that same day. These amendments mean that […]
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IRC: On The Land Support 2023
October 18th, 2023 Applications open today for Fall 2023 On the Land Support for Beneficiaries within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region who will be traveling on the land this Fall season. The deadline for applications is October 25th, 2023, at 5:00PM – MST. How it works: To spend extended periods of time on-the-land (not day trips) […]
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Canada reaches historic milestone on Indigenous-led land conservation in the Northwest Territories
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada October 13, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario Fighting the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution requires collective effort and systemic change in the ways we interact with nature and collaborate with each other. The Government of Canada is committed to working with Indigenous peoples, in true partnership […]
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Major Milestone Reached in Indigenous-Led Initiative to Sustain Lands and Support Community Economic Development Across the NWT
Yellowknife: October 13, 2023 In a collaboration unprecedented in scale and breadth, representatives from Indigenous Governments, the Government of Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and private philanthropies announced a visionary framework agreement today. The agreement outlines the terms and expected outcomes of a major new initiative that will fund the protection of lands, […]
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First Nation in Yukon applauds rejection of proposed agricultural land application – APTN News
Sep 20, 2023 The Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation in Carmacks, Yukon, says the now rejected application would have threatened its settlement land. The Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation (LSCFN) in central Yukon says it’s relieved to learn that a proposed agricultural land application was rejected by the territorial government. According to LSCFN, if approved, the application […]
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Have your say on Lockhart All-Season Road land use permit application
August 10, 2023 As part of the proposed Lockhart All-Season Road (LASR) project, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is inviting residents to provide feedback as it prepares to submit a land use permit application to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board. The application is being prepared for the GNWT to perform geotechnical […]
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This year’s Nunavut Day marks 30th anniversary of land claims agreement – Nunatsiaq News
Jul 7, 2023 Barbecues, live music part of celebration of territory’s history across Nunavut This year’s Nunavut Day celebration on July 9 also marks the 30th anniversary of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which was passed in Parliament in 1993. “It’s a significant milestone,” Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk said. Nunavut Day celebrates […]
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Vision of Inuit’: Nunavut’s historic land-use plan submitted after 16 years – CTV News
June 29, 2023 IQALUIT, Nunavut – The federal and Nunavut governments, as well as a group representing Inuit in the territory, are reviewing a massive plan to formally guide where, how and when land and water can be used in Canada’s easternmost territory. The Nunavut land-use plan covers some 2.1 million square kilometres — a […]
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