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Respect, resilience and prosperity

27 Aug 2012

RESPECT, RESILIENCE AND PROSPERITY: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A YUKON WATER STRATEGY The contents of this publication are entirely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view or opinions of the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation. [...] Fish, were discussed with concern by the majority of the people I spoke with and it can be thought that the wealth and vulnerability of the fish is dependent on the wealth and vulnerability of our water. [...] The “Northern Voices, Northern Waters” – Northwest Territories Water Stewardship Strategy has the vision that, “The waters of the Northwest Territories will remain clean, abundant and productive for all time.” To achieve this, the NWT utilizes a drum to signify the unity of the vision and principles with the four components of the strategy: work together, know and plan, use responsibly and check p [...] Various chapters outline the duties for each of these jurisdictions and each of the signed parties.10 The Yukon First Nations Self Government Act constitutionally establishes signatory YFNs as: • A legal entity having the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person; • The right to enact laws and regulations of a local nature for the good government of its Settlement Land and the in [...] The purpose of the Act is to ensure wise management of Settlement Land for present and future generations; consideration of environmental, cultural, historic and socio-economic factors and to protect the culture, traditions, health and lifestyle of CAFN people.12 All laws established under the UFA are subject to the conflict of laws and therefore any overlapping federal or territorial legislation
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Authors

Joe-Strack, Jocelyn

Pages
46
Published in
Canada

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