I imagine such a process requiring the consent of the Indigenous governments presently in negotiation. To me, that is how we would implement UNDRIP; that is how that would best work. However, this is an issue even in settled areas. There are Indigenous governments up in the Gwich'in and Inuvialuit region where we have settled the claims, who want access to land and they cannot get it because we go, "No, no. We settled those claims." Going forward, the relationship with Indigenous governments should be the same as municipal governments: we will give them land when they access it, when they want it. What I am asking for the Minister of EIA is to develop a process guide of how we could do this, much the same to what we were doing for municipal affairs. Will the Minister or the Premier develop such a process?
Rylund Johnson on Question 384-19(2): Transfer of Lands to Indigenous Governments
In the Legislative Assembly on October 20th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 384-19(2): Transfer of Lands to Indigenous Governments
Oral Questions
October 19th, 2020
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