Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe the Member is correct in the assumption he is making that it is difficult to suggest that aboriginal people who have lived here for thousands of years should have their most basic rights, that is the right to harvest the wildlife over their traditional lands, curtailed unilaterally by any government. I believe that is what happened in the case of the Thelon Game Sanctuary and now that the Nunavut Wildlife Board jurisdiction is in place, they have moved, in their view, to reconcile that. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 145-13(7): Thelon Game Sanctuary Management Plan
In the Legislative Assembly on April 28th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 145-13(7): Thelon Game Sanctuary Management Plan
Question 145-13(7): Thelon Game Sanctuary Management Plan
Item 6: Oral Questions
April 27th, 1999
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