ah so
then maybe it is just a state of the art indian reservation
but then why would the state of the art eskimo reservation of
nunavut territory have been so differently consituted
the washington post questionnaire btw was easy to trashpass
in case that stopped anyone
& in fairness to your namesake
the article does give the distinct impression of equivalency with
nunavut
so i wonder why your canadian government source is lowballing
this aspect
as i believe you do rightly interpret it to do
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BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Patton [DCP]"
<dpatton@c...> wrote:
> At 04:33 AM 2003/08/28, BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
wrote:
> >There are 14 messages in this issue.
> >Topics in this digest:
> > 6. New Canadian Territory
> > From: Andrew T. Patton <andrew@A...>
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> >Message: 6
> > Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:45:58 -0400
> > From: Andrew T. Patton <andrew@A...>
> >Subject: New Canadian Territory
> >
> >It looks like Canada will have a new Territory carved out of the
> >Northwest Territory. The Dogrib Tribe has negotiated an
agreement with
> >the Canadian Government which recognizes the tribes control
of a
> >15,000 square mile area in the middle of the Northwest
Territory. The
> >agreement is similar to the one with the Inuit that setup the
Nunavut
> >Territory. The map in the article indicates that the new
Territory
> >will be totally enclaved in the Northwest Territory - so no new
> >tripoints.
> >
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44666-2003A
ug25.html
> >
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> The Washington Post wants you to provide personal info to get
to the article.
> Here's a link to the Canadian Government's press release:
> http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/nr/prs/m-a2003/2-02364_e.html
> and the site contains links to other info.
>
> "The Tlicho Agreement is the first combined land claim and
self-government
> agreement of its kind in the Northwest Territories. The
Agreement will create
> the largest single block of First Nation owned land in Canada,
and provide
> new systems of self-government for the Tlicho First Nation
(who were
> previously known as the Dogrib). The Tlicho will gain more
effective tools
> and new law-making powers to protect and promote the Tlicho
culture and way
> of life, and enhance the economic growth and well being of
their communities."
>
> "Under the Tlicho Agreement, the Tlicho Government will be
created, and
> through it the Tlicho people will own a 39,000 square kilometre
block of
> land (Tlicho lands), including the subsurface resources."
>
> "The Tlicho will gain fee simple title to approximately 3% of the
land
> mass in the Northwest Territories, an area slightly smaller
than the size
> of Switzerland."
>
> Sounds to me more like the creation of a new municipality
within the NWT,
> rather than the creation of a 'new Canadian territory'.
>
> Just my 2 cents(Canadian), from 'another Patton'(unrelated to
Andrew :-)
>
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