Specific Claims in Canada, Fascicle II: Glossary on Aboriginal Land Claims
By the Translation Bureau
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About this glossary
The Glossary on Aboriginal land claims, which contains 398 concepts, focuses on terminology regarding land claims negotiated between First Nations and Her Majesty.
Date posted: March 2017
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- The numbers in square brackets "[ ]" that follow a designation indicate that there are different meanings for this designation
- Parts of speech, gender and number (for example, noun, verb, adjective, plural and in French, "nom," "nom masculin," "nom féminin," "nom pluriel," "nom masculin pluriel," "nom féminin pluriel," "adjectif," "adjectif masculin," "adjectif féminin," "verbe") refer to the entire designation
- When the masculine and feminine forms of a French designation are spelled the same way, only the part of speech of the designation is specified in parentheses
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Aboriginal authority
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Aboriginal beneficiary
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Aboriginal culture
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Aboriginal governance structure
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Aboriginal government
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Aboriginal group
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Aboriginal group representative
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Aboriginal jurisdiction
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Aboriginal land
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Aboriginal organization
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Aboriginal partner
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Aboriginal peoples' right
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Aboriginal perspective
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Aboriginal population
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Aboriginal right
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Aboriginal right and title claim
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Aboriginal rights to lands and resources
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Aboriginal signatory
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Aboriginal society
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absolute dollar limit
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access right
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accountability
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accountability mechanism
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adjustment phase
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advisory role
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agreement
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agreement-in-principle
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agreement negotiation
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agreement obligation
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agreement partner
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agreement provision
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agreement via regional caucus
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Alberta Métis settlement
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applicable provision
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application of laws
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appointed official
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appropriate law
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approval process
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aquatic resource management
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arbitral award
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arbitration
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arbitration process
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arbitration provision
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arm's-length body
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assertion of Crown sovereignty
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assisted negotiation
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automatic exclusion of laws
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bilateral basis
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binding arbitration
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British Columbia treaty process
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budgetary capacity
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Canada's Aboriginal Agenda
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Canadian citizen of Aboriginal ancestry
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Canadian court
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Canadian federation
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Canadian population
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Canadian sovereignty
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Canadian territory
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capital transfer
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Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement
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central agency
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Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement
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Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement Implementation Plan
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collaborative negotiation
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collaborative review process
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collaborative strategy development
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collective interest
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co-management
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common law obligation
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communication channel
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community-based self-government negotiation
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comprehensive
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comprehensive land claim
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comprehensive land claim agreement
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Comprehensive Land Claims Policy
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condition of entitlement to federal programs
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consensual to adjudicative process
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constitutional framework
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constitutional law issue
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constitutionally protected
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consultation and accommodation process
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consultation protocol
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contentious issue
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contingent obligation
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contracting obligation
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contribution
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coordinated approach
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coordinating committee
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cost sharing
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cost-sharing agreement
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Council for Yukon Indians
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court decision
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court process
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criminal law
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current legislative regime
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decision document
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decision making
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decision-making process
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decision reached via consensus
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demographic profile
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departmental authority
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departmental decision making
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departmental mandate
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departmental obligation
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departmental official
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departmental spending authority
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dispute
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dispute resolution
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dispute resolution mechanism
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Dispute Resolution Reference Guide
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economic development opportunity
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economic growth on Aboriginal lands
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economic measure review
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effective date
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elected official
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enduring reconciliation of rights and interests
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enter into negotiations
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environmental management regime
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establishment of key governance structures
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establishment of negotiation processes
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exclusive harvesting right
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expenditure proposal
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expropriation compensation
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