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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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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Cree-Canada Standing Liaison Committee
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criminal law
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cross-government
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Crown-Aboriginal relationship
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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 policy
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dispute resolution process
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Dispute Resolution Reference Guide
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duly mandated representative
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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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economic prosperity
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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
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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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external evaluation
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external stakeholder
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