The Definitive Resource on First Nations Legislation

 

If you want to give solid legal advice to First Nations or make effective leadership decisions, you need the most up-to-date information on First Nations law. Modern First Nations Legislation Annotated, 2011 Edition is the only complete collection of the most recent legislation affecting First Nations, their lands, and their institutions.

 

Features and Benefits

 

·         “What’s New” and “What’s Next” – capturing key recent changes and anticipated developments

·         Introductory commentary for all legislation – providing an overview on each act and regulation

·         Section-by-section commentary and annotation – offering expert interpretation of the section and highlighting key cases on point

·         Full text of all recent First Nations legislation – have all relevant legislation at your fingertips

 

Highlights of the 2011 Edition

 

• Recent amendments to the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act that permit the establishment by regulation of a registry or land titles systems for reserve lands on which commercial or industrial projects are to be built
• Recent amendments to the Schedule of the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act
• Update on latest government initiatives for First Nations including:
• Bill C-3, which amends the Indian Act to expand the categories of persons entitled to Indian status

o    Bill S-4, which would establish a federal regime that will ensure that matrimonial real property rights and remedies are available to on-reserve residents and provide a mechanism for First Nations to develop their own community-specific laws

• Initiatives to securitize First Nations own source revenues
• Amendments to the Indian Oil and Gas Regulations that would eliminate the regulatory gap that exists between on-reserve and off-reserve oil and gas activities and create a more transparent and efficient regime for oil and gas operations on reserve lands

 

Who Should Buy

 

·         Aboriginal lawyers who need up-to-date information on First Nations governance, reserve land transactions, taxation, and specific claims

·         Aboriginal band administrators, First Nations leaders, councils, negotiators and policy advisors who need guidance on the law that governs their actions

·         Aboriginal economic development officers, land managers and taxation officials who need to understand and comply with the standards set out in the legislation

·         Provincial governments and municipalities who are directly involved in negotiating land claims, municipal service agreements, or regulatory monitoring and enforcement agreements with First Nations

·         Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development officials and other federal officials who must keep current on modern First Nations legislation to meet the Federal Government’s constitutional, treaty, political, and legal responsibilities to First Nations

·         Non-Aboriginal residents of reserves who pay property taxes and wish to understand their rights under the new property tax regime for reserve lands