Yukon First Nations Self-Government 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 Yukon;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 those final agreements provide that Her Majesty and the Government of Yukon are to enter into negotiations with those first nations for self-government agreements appropriate to the circumstances of each of them and in accordance with the Constitution of Canada;WHEREAS self-government agreements have been concluded with those first nations, and have been signed on behalf of each first nation, Her Majesty and the Government of the Yukon Territory;WHEREAS other first nations of Yukon may conclude self-government agreements;AND WHEREAS the Government of Canada has undertaken to recommend to Parliament the enactment of legislation to bring self-government agreements into effect;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

Purpose and Effect of this Act

First Nation Constitutions

First Nation Laws

Administration of Justice

Laws of General Application

Disposition of Reserve Lands

General

Transitional Provisions

Consequential Amendments

Coming into Force

Schedule I · (Section 2)

| Column I | Column IIItem | Indian Act Bands | First Nations1 | Carcross/Tagish First Nations Band | Carcross/Tagish First Nation2 | Champagne Band and Aishihik Band | Champagne and Aishihik First Nations3 | Dawson Band | Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in4 | Kluane First Nation Band | Kluane First Nation5 | Kwanlin Dun First Nation Band | Kwanlin Dun First Nation6 | Liard River Band | Liard First Nation7 | Tsawlnjik Dan Band | Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation8 | Na–cho Ny’A’k–Dun Band | First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun9 | Ross River Band | Ross River Dena Council10 | Selkirk First Nation Band | Selkirk First Nation11 | | Ta’an Kwach’an Council12 | Teslin Tlingit Council Band | Teslin Tlingit Council13 | Vuntut Gwitchin Tribal Council | Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation14 | White River First Nation Band | White River First Nation

Schedule II · First Nations Having Self-Government Agreements in Effect (Sections 5, 7 to 11, 14 to 21, 24, 27, 28 and 30)

Champagne and Aishihik First NationsFirst Nation of Nacho Nyak DunLittle Salmon/Carmacks First NationSelkirk First NationTa’an Kwach’an CouncilTeslin Tlingit CouncilTr’ondëk Hwëch’in, formerly known as the Dawson First NationVuntut Gwitchin First NationKluane First NationKwanlin Dun First NationCarcross/Tagish First Nation

Schedule III · Legislative Powers (Sections 11, 13 and 20)

PART I1 Administration of first nation affairs and operation and internal management of the first nation2 Management and administration of rights and benefits that are realized pursuant to the first nation’s final agreement by persons enrolled under the final agreement and that are to be controlled by the first nation3 Any matter ancillary to a matter enumerated in this PartPART II1 Provision of programs and services for citizens of the first nation in relation to their spiritual and cultural beliefs and practices2 Provision of programs and services for citizens of the first nation in relation to their aboriginal languages3 Provision of health care and services to citizens of the first nation, excluding regulation and licensing of facility-based services outside the settlement land of the first nation4 Provision of social and welfare services to citizens of the first nation, excluding regulation and licensing of facility-based services outside the settlement land of the first nation5 Provision of training programs for citizens of the first nation, subject to applicable certification requirements of Canada or Yukon6 Adoption of and by citizens of the first nation7 Guardianship, custody, care and placement of children of citizens of the first nation, excluding regulation and licensing of facility-based services outside the settlement land of the first nation8 Provision of education programs and services for citizens of the first nation who choose to participate in them, excluding regulation and licensing of facility-based services outside the settlement land of the first nation9 Inheritance, wills, intestacy and administration of estates of citizens of the first nation, including rights and interests in settlement land10 Procedures consistent with the rules of natural justice for determining the mental competency of citizens of the first nation, and administration of the rights and interests of citizens found incapable of responsibility for their own affairs11 Provision of services to citizens of the first nation for the resolution of disputes outside the courts12 Solemnization of marriage of citizens of the first nation13 Licences in respect of any matter enumerated in Parts I to III of this Schedule, in order to raise revenue for the purposes of the first nation14 Any matter in relation to which the enactment of a law is necessary to enable the first nation to fulfil its responsibilities under the first nation’s final agreement or self-government agreement15 Any matter ancillary to a matter enumerated in this PartPART III1 Use, management, administration, control and protection of settlement land2 Allocation or disposition of rights and interests in and to settlement land, including expropriation by the first nation for the purposes of the first nation3 Use, management, administration and protection of natural resources under the ownership, control or jurisdiction of the first nation4 Gathering, hunting, trapping and fishing and the protection of fish, wildlife and their habitat5 Control or prohibition of the erection and placement of posters, advertising signs and billboards6 Licensing and regulation of persons and entities carrying on any business, trade, profession or other occupation7 Control or prohibition of public games, sports, races, athletic contests and other amusements8 Control of the construction, maintenance, repair and demolition of buildings and other structures9 Prevention of overcrowding of residences and other buildings and structures10 Control of the sanitary condition of buildings and property11 Planning, zoning and land development12 Curfews, prevention of disorderly conduct and control or prohibition of nuisances13 Control or prohibition of the operation and use of vehicles14 Control or prohibition of the manufacture, supply, sale, exchange, transport, possession and consumption of intoxicants15 Establishment, maintenance, provision, operation and regulation of local services and facilities16 Care and keeping of livestock, poultry, pets and other animals and birds, and impoundment and disposal of animals and birds that are maltreated or improperly at large, but not including game farming or game ranching17 Administration of justice18 Control or prohibition of actions, activities and undertakings that constitute, or may constitute, a threat to public order, peace or safety19 Control or prohibition of activities, conditions and undertakings that constitute, or may constitute, a danger to public health20 Control or prevention of pollution and protection of the environment21 Control or prohibition of the possession and use of firearms, other weapons and explosives22 Control or prohibition of the transport of dangerous substances23 Any matter coming within the good government of citizens of the first nationPART IV1 Taxation, for local purposes, of interests in settlement land and of occupants and tenants of settlement land in respect of their interests in that land, including assessment, collection and enforcement procedures and appeals2 Other modes of direct taxation of citizens of the first nation within settlement land and, to the extent agreed to by the first nation and the Government of Canada, of other persons and entities within settlement land, to raise revenue for the purposes of the first nation3 The implementation of any taxation agreement entered into by the first nation and the Yukon Government