Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 In this Act,

citizen

citizen, in relation to a first nation, means a citizen as determined in accordance with the constitution of the first nation; (citoyen)

constitution

constitution means the constitution of a first nation, as referred to in section 8; (constitution)

final agreement

final agreement means a land claims agreement for a first nation that includes provisions specific to the first nation and incorporates the provisions of the Umbrella Final Agreement, and includes any amendments made to it from time to time in accordance with its provisions; (accord définitif)

first nation

first nation means a first nation named in column II of Schedule I; (première nation)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; (ministre)

predecessor band

predecessor band, in relation to a first nation, means the band or bands, within the meaning of the Indian Act, named in column I of Schedule I opposite the name of the first nation appearing in column II of that Schedule; (bande antérieure)

self-government agreement

self-government agreement means an agreement concluded by a first nation with Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada and the Yukon Government respecting government by and for the first nation; (accord)

settlement land

settlement land means land identified in a first nation’s final agreement as settlement land of the first nation; (terres désignées)

Umbrella Final Agreement

Umbrella Final Agreement means the Umbrella Final Agreement signed on May 29, 1993 by representatives of the Council for Yukon Indians, Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada and the Yukon Government, and includes any amendments made to it from time to time in accordance with its provisions; (accord-cadre)

Yukon enactment

Yukon enactment means a law of general application enacted pursuant to the Yukon Act; (loi territoriale)

Yukon Government

Yukon Government means the Commissioner of Yukon acting with the consent of the Executive Council of Yukon. (gouvernement du Yukon)