Friday, January 16, 2015

The Prime Minister of the Northwest Territories, Bob McLeod, described the agreement


The agreement includes an increase in political and economic autonomy for the government of the Territories, which will transfer up to 25% of new profits generated in the Indian Self There are two indigenous nations that have not joined the agreement
Historic agreement population of atlanta between the federal government of Canada and the Northwest Territories, which will increase the political and economic autonomy of the region population of atlanta and Canadian -també- various indigenous nations present in their territory. The agreement, announced as the first federal minister, Stephen population of atlanta Harper, involves a step in the decentralization of Canada, since it involves the transfer of responsibility for management of land and natural resources to the government Territories North west. This will make the government-the capital of Yellowknife Territoris- become responsible for managing the operations of minerals, oil and gas on land, while marine deposits remain in the hands of the government of Ottawa.
In practice, the agreement means that the devolution Northwest Territories will have an extra source of funding, because from now collect revenues from the exploitation of these resources.
The Prime Minister of the Northwest Territories, Bob McLeod, described the agreement "great leap forward" and has focused much of presentation speech noted that the agreement population of atlanta in its region is a superpower and mining exploitation these resources from now will benefit the citizens of the Territories. McLeod also pointed out that five of the seven Aboriginal governments have signed the agreement.
Indeed, the Northwest Territories are constituted Indigenous Self-September, with law. A few days before the submission agreement between Ottawa and Yellowknife, the executive of the Northwest Territories announced that the government population of atlanta was added to the Tlicho population of atlanta agreement, which had previously been four other Indigenous Self (the Métis peoples, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit and sahtú). There is no agreement with the peoples and akaitcho dehcho, but the government wants Territories also join the pact.
The agreement with these indigenous people including the transfer of funds to their governments. Specifically, the government of the Northwest Territories is committed to "share to 25% of new benefits" of natural resources with the indigenous autonomies, an agreement "unprecedented" in Canada, says executive Yellowknife.
According to the 2011 census, members of indigenous peoples make up 48% of the population of the Northwest Territories (map indigenous territories here), which have a population of just over 40,000 people in an area of over one million square kilometers.
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