Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act

WHEREAS representatives of Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, the Government of the Yukon Territory and the Council for Yukon Indians signed the Umbrella Final Agreement on May 29, 1993, the provisions of which are intended to be incorporated into final agreements for the settlement of land claims of first nations in the Yukon Territory;WHEREAS the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, the Teslin Tlingit Council and the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation have each entered into a final agreement with Her Majesty and the Government of the Yukon Territory, incorporating the provisions of the Umbrella Final Agreement and including provisions specific to each first nation;WHEREAS agreements may be entered into with respect to aboriginal claims to lands in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories by persons enrolled under final agreements as well as aboriginal claims to lands in Yukon by certain people outside that territory;AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada has undertaken to recommend to Parliament the enactment of legislation for approving, giving effect to and declaring valid final agreements and transboundary agreements;NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

Interpretation

Her Majesty

Land Claims Agreements

Effect of Agreements

Boards, Commissions and Councils

Application of Laws and Agreements

Appropriation

Deposit

Consultation

Powers of Governor in Council

Consequential Amendments

Coming into Force

(Section 2)

First NationsCarcross/Tagish First NationChampagne and Aishihik First NationsKluane First NationKwanlin Dun First NationLiard First NationLittle Salmon/Carmacks First NationFirst Nation of Nacho Nyak DunRoss River Dena CouncilSelkirk First NationTa’an Kwach’an CouncilTeslin Tlingit CouncilTr’ondëk Hwëch’inVuntut Gwitchin First NationWhite River First Nation

Amendments not in force

— 2019, c. 29, par. 371(2)(d)Unless the context requires otherwise, every reference to the “Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development” is, with any grammatical adaptations, to be read as a reference to the “Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs” in the following provisions:paragraph 15(b) of the Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act; — 2019, c. 29, par. 373(2)(d)Unless the context requires otherwise, every reference to the “Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development” is, with any grammatical adaptations, to be read as a reference to the “Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations” in the following provisions:the portion of section 15 of the Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act before paragraph (a);