Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, the department has been collaborating with the Indigenous governments. There were bilateral meetings in June of 2023 regarding the Indigenous leaseholders' cabins, and since that time there's been additional engagements to have conversations around working toward a long-term approach of how we can deal with this issue. The Indigenous governments have identified over 700 structures that belong to Indigenous people and cabins, and we are currently, as a department, working with the Indigenous governments to ensure that we can verify collaboratively with them that we are engaging with all of the Indigenous leaseholders to ensure that we're not moving forward and posting on Indigenous cabins. There's also some collaborative meetings scheduled for March of 2024. Invitations have been sent to all of the Indigenous governments to come to two sessions. One will be held in Inuvik, and one will be held in Hay River to discuss the lease process and how we can work toward a solution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Jay MacDonald on Question 56-20(1): Pausing of Collections from Indigenous Cabin Lease Holders
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2024. See this statement in context.
Question 56-20(1): Pausing of Collections from Indigenous Cabin Lease Holders
Oral Questions
February 20th, 2024
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