Canada: The Harper Government Announces 18 New Entrants To First Nations Land Management Regime

Canada: The Harper Government Announces 18 New Entrants To First Nations Land Management Regime   The Harper Government announced that eighteen more First Nations will soon begin a process to opt out of the 34 land-related sections of the Indian Act and assume control over their reserve land and resources. The announcement was made today by the Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Chief Robert Louie, Chair of the First Nations Lands Advisory...

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