Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The reason why I raised this issue is I come from an area where we are not presently negotiating any claims. There are other areas which are negotiating claims. It puts us in a very awkward position that in my area, if we do not agree with the northern accord for one reason or another and it is essential that the claim goes through for the Gwich'in and the Sahtu, it puts us in a very awkward position. There is a call for expediency of negotiations of the northern accord by claimant groups, in the meantime, there are some of us who are not negotiating yet, so if this northern accord goes ahead before we negotiate, it puts us in a very awkward position. Has the Government Leader and the government taken that into consideration? Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question 671-12(3): Northern Accord Tied To Dene Land Claims
In the Legislative Assembly on April 1st, 1993. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 671-12(3): Northern Accord Tied To Dene Land Claims
Question 671-12(3): Northern Accord Tied To Dene Land Claims
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 31st, 1993
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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