The impact of aboriginal land claims and self‐government on Canadian municipalities

• Published in: Canadian Public Administration
• Main Author: Dust, Theresa M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1997
• Subjects: Public Administration; Sociology and Political Science; Canada; Indian; First Nations; Premières Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-7121.1997.tb01520.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1754-7121.1997.tb01520.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1754-7121.1997.tb01520.x

Abstract: Local governments in Canada are directly affected by federal and provincial initiatives regarding land claims and aboriginal self‐government. Land claims result in new lands being created within or near urban centres, which are owned or controlled by First Nations, either as reserves under the Indian Act or as some form of “settlement land” created by a land‐claims agreement. First Nations seek to not only own these lands, but also govern them. The overall jurisdiction of First Nations is still being defined. However, First Nations already have jurisdiction over local affairs on their own land. That jurisdiction is in key areas such as land use. As a result, as soon as First Nations lands are created within or adjacent to an urban centre, the local urban government must deal with a separate First Nation jurisdiction. The issues that these neighbouring jurisdictions need to resolve include compatibility of laws and enforcement of laws, tax‐loss compensation and delivery of and payment for local services. There is little or no precedent for how this should be accomplished. The one common denominator that has emerged is that First Nations and urban councils, which enjoy a good working relationship, have all developed ways of dealing directly with each other on issues of mutual concern. Sommaire: Les initiatives fédérales et provinciales relatives aux revendications territoriales et au gouvemement autochtone ont une influence directe sur les gouvemements locaux au Canada. Les revendications territoriales mènent à la création, dans ou près des centres urbains, de nouveaw territoires détenus ou contrôlés par des Premières nations, soit en tant que réserves en vertu de la Loi sur les Indiens , soit come «terres conférées par l'entente». à la suite de revendications. Les Premières nations cherchent non seulement à poséder ces terres mais aussi à les gouverner. La juridiction & ensemble des Premières nations en est encore au stade de la définition. Cependant, c'est déjàà elles qu'incombe la competence des ...