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Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4
Whereas since the enactment of the British North America Act, 1867, certain lands in the Province of Nova Scotia set aside for Indians have been surrendered to the Crown by the Indians entitled thereto;
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And Whereas from time to time Letters Patent have been issued under the Great Seal of Canada purporting to convey said lands to various persons;
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And Whereas two decisions of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council relating to Indian lands in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec lead to the conclusion that said lands could only have been lawfully conveyed by authority of Nova Scotia with the result that the grantees of said lands hold defective titles and are thereby occasioned hardship and inconvenience;
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ia for any surrendered lands, the matter shall be referred to arbitrators as follows: (a) Canada and Nova Scotia shall each appoint one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator; (b) the decision of the arbitrators as to the price to be paid by Nova Scotia for the surrendered lands shall be final and conclusive; and (c) the costs of arbitration shall be borne equally by Canada and Nova Scotia.
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1 In this agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) Province means the Province of Nova Scotia; (b) reserve lands means those reserves in the Province referred to in the appendix to this agreement; (c) patented lands means those tracts of land in the Province in respect of which Canada accepted surrenders of their rights and interests therein from the Indians entitled to the use and occupation thereof and in respect of which grants were made by Letters Patent issued under the Gread Seal of Canada; (d) minerals includes salt, oil, natural gas, infusorial earth, ochres or paints, the base of which is found in the soil, fire clays, carbonate of lime, sulphate of lime, gypsum, coal, bituminous shale, albertite and uranium, but not sand, gravel and marl; (e) Indian Act means the Indian Act , Revised Statutes of Canada 1952, cap. 149, as amended from time to time and includes any re-enactment, revision or consolidation thereof; (f) surrender means the surrender for sale of reserve lands or a portion thereof pursuant to the Indian Act but does not include a surrender of rights and interests in reserve lands for purposes other than sale; and (g) public highways means every road and bridge in reserve lands, constructed for public use by and at the expense of the Province or any municipality in the Province and in existence at the coming into force of this agreement.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (a)
(a) Province means the Province of Nova Scotia;
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(b) reserve lands means those reserves in the Province referred to in the appendix to this agreement;
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (c)
(c) patented lands means those tracts of land in the Province in respect of which Canada accepted surrenders of their rights and interests therein from the Indians entitled to the use and occupation thereof and in respect of which grants were made by Letters Patent issued under the Gread Seal of Canada;
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (d)
(d) minerals includes salt, oil, natural gas, infusorial earth, ochres or paints, the base of which is found in the soil, fire clays, carbonate of lime, sulphate of lime, gypsum, coal, bituminous shale, albertite and uranium, but not sand, gravel and marl;
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (e)
(e) Indian Act means the Indian Act , Revised Statutes of Canada 1952, cap. 149, as amended from time to time and includes any re-enactment, revision or consolidation thereof;
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (f)
(f) surrender means the surrender for sale of reserve lands or a portion thereof pursuant to the Indian Act but does not include a surrender of rights and interests in reserve lands for purposes other than sale; and
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (g)
(g) public highways means every road and bridge in reserve lands, constructed for public use by and at the expense of the Province or any municipality in the Province and in existence at the coming into force of this agreement.
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2 All grants of patented lands are hereby confirmed except insofar as such grants purport to transfer to the grantees any minerals and said minerals are hereby acknowledged to be the property of the Province.
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3 Nova Scotia hereby transfers to Canada all rights and interests of the Province in reserve lands except lands lying under public highways and minerals.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 4 (1)
4 (1) In the event that a band of Indians in the Province becomes extinct, Canada shall revest in the Province all the rights and interests transferred to it under this agreement in the reserve lands occupied by such band prior to its becoming extinct. (2) For the purpose of subparagraph (1) a band does not become extinct by enfranchisement.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (2)
(2) For the purpose of subparagraph (1) a band does not become extinct by enfranchisement.
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5 The mining regulations made from time to time under the Indian Act apply to the prospecting for, mining of or other dealing in all minerals in unsurrendered reserve lands and all minerals reserved in the grants referred to in paragraph 2, and any payment made pursuant to such regulations whether by way of rent, royalty, or otherwise, shall be paid to the Receiver General of Canada for the use and benefit of the Indian band or Indians from whose reserve lands such monies are so derived.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 6 (1)
6 (1) Canada shall forthwith notify Nova Scotia of any surrender and Nova Scotia may within thirty days of receiving such notification elect to purchase the surrendered lands at a price to be agreed upon. (2) If Nova Scotia fails to elect within such thirty-day period, Canada may dispose of the surrendered lands without further reference to Nova Scotia. (3) Where a surrender is made under the condition that the surrendered lands be sold to a named or designated person at a certain price or for a certain consideration, Nova Scotia shall exercise its election subject to that price or consideration. (4) Subject to subparagraph (3) of this paragraph, should Canada and Nova Scotia be unable, within thirty days of the date of an election to purchase being made, to reach agreement on the price to be paid by Nova Scotia for any surrendered lands, the matter shall be referred to arbitrators as follows: (a) Canada and Nova Scotia shall each appoint one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator; (b) the decision of the arbitrators as to the price to be paid by Nova Scotia for the surrendered lands shall be final and conclusive; and (c) the costs of arbitration shall be borne equally by Canada and Nova Scotia.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (2)
(2) If Nova Scotia fails to elect within such thirty-day period, Canada may dispose of the surrendered lands without further reference to Nova Scotia.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (3)
(3) Where a surrender is made under the condition that the surrendered lands be sold to a named or designated person at a certain price or for a certain consideration, Nova Scotia shall exercise its election subject to that price or consideration.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (4)
(4) Subject to subparagraph (3) of this paragraph, should Canada and Nova Scotia be unable, within thirty days of the date of an election to purchase being made, to reach agreement on the price to be paid by Nova Scotia for any surrendered lands, the matter shall be referred to arbitrators as follows: (a) Canada and Nova Scotia shall each appoint one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator; (b) the decision of the arbitrators as to the price to be paid by Nova Scotia for the surrendered lands shall be final and conclusive; and (c) the costs of arbitration shall be borne equally by Canada and Nova Scotia.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (a)
(a) Canada and Nova Scotia shall each appoint one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator;
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (b)
(b) the decision of the arbitrators as to the price to be paid by Nova Scotia for the surrendered lands shall be final and conclusive; and
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4 (c)
(c) the costs of arbitration shall be borne equally by Canada and Nova Scotia.
Indian Reserves of Nova Scotia Act — I-7.4
In Witness Whereof the Honourable Ellen L. Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, has hereunto set her hand on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Honourable R. Clifford Levy, Minister of Lands and Forests, has hereunto set his hand on behalf of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia. Signed on behalf of the Government of Canada by The Honourable Ellen L. Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in the presence of: “E.S. Rump” “ELLEN L. FAIRCLOUGH” Signed on behalf of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia by The Honourable R. Clifford Levy, Minister of Lands and Forests in the presence of: “M. Patricia Crocker” “R. CLIFFORD LEVY”
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Signed on behalf of the Government of Canada by The Honourable Ellen L. Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in the presence of:
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Signed on behalf of the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia by The Honourable R. Clifford Levy, Minister of Lands and Forests in the presence of:
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(a) parcel of land on both sides of Pomquet River, one mile west of Heatherton;
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(b) 2 parcels of land, approximately 2 miles east of Heatherton, on the south side of Highway No. 4.
Indian (Soldier Settlement) Act — I-7.7 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Indian (Soldier Settlement) Act . R.S., c. 81, s. 1; 1927, c. 98, s. 1; 1951, c. 29, s. 123
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2 to 186 [Repealed, 1951, c. 29, s. 123]
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Application of Soldier Settlement Act 187 The Soldier Settlement Act , excepting sections three, four, eight, nine, ten, eleven, fourteen, twenty-nine, subsection two of fifty-one, and sixty-one thereof, and excepting the whole of Part III thereof, with such amendments as may from time to time be made to said Act shall, with respect to any settler as defined by said Act who is an Indian as defined by this Act, be administered by the Superintendent General. 2 For the purpose of such administration, the Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs shall have the same powers as the Soldier Settlement Board has under the Soldier Settlement Act , the words “Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs” being, for such purpose, read in the said Act as substituted for the words “The Soldier Settlement Board” and for the words “The Board”. 3 Said Act, with such exceptions as aforesaid, shall for such purpose, be read as one with this Part of this Act. 1919, c. 56, s. 3
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2 For the purpose of such administration, the Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs shall have the same powers as the Soldier Settlement Board has under the Soldier Settlement Act , the words “Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs” being, for such purpose, read in the said Act as substituted for the words “The Soldier Settlement Board” and for the words “The Board”.
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3 Said Act, with such exceptions as aforesaid, shall for such purpose, be read as one with this Part of this Act.
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Title for common lands of band may be granted on land acquired for Indian settler 188 The Deputy Superintendent General may acquire for a settler who is an Indian, land as well without as within an Indian reserve, and shall have authority to set apart for such settler a portion of the common lands of the band without the consent of the council of the band. Lands may be security for advances as under Soldier Settlement Act 2 In the event of land being so acquired or set apart on an Indian reserve, the Deputy Superintendent General shall have power to take the said land as security for any advances made to such settler, and the provisions of the Soldier Settlement Act , shall, as far as applicable, apply to such transactions. Only individual Indian interest is acquired 3 It shall, however, be only the individual Indian interest in such lands that is being acquired or given as security, and the interest of the band in such lands shall not be in any way affected by such transactions. 1922, c. 26, s. 2
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Lands may be security for advances as under Soldier Settlement Act 2 In the event of land being so acquired or set apart on an Indian reserve, the Deputy Superintendent General shall have power to take the said land as security for any advances made to such settler, and the provisions of the Soldier Settlement Act , shall, as far as applicable, apply to such transactions.
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Only individual Indian interest is acquired 3 It shall, however, be only the individual Indian interest in such lands that is being acquired or given as security, and the interest of the band in such lands shall not be in any way affected by such transactions.
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Soldier Settlement Board to assist Deputy Supt. General 189 The Soldier Settlement Board and its officers and employees shall, upon request of the Deputy Superintendent General, aid and assist him, to the extent requested, in the execution of the purposes of this Act, and the said Board may sell, convey and transfer to the said Deputy, for the execution of any such purposes, at such prices as may be agreed, any property held for disposition by such Board. 1919, c. 56, s. 3
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Power of Governor in Council to settle doubts and define powers 190 In the event of any doubt or difficulty arising with respect to the administration by the Superintendent General of the provisions of the Soldier Settlement Act , or as to the powers of the Deputy Superintendent General as by this Act authorized or granted, the Governor in Council may, by order, resolve such doubt or difficulty and may define powers and procedure. 2 Such order shall not extend the powers which are by the Soldier Settlement Act , provided. 1922, c. 56, s. 3
Indian (Soldier Settlement) Act — I-7.7 2
2 Such order shall not extend the powers which are by the Soldier Settlement Act , provided.
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References 123 (3) Where in sections one hundred and eighty-seven to one hundred and ninety of the said Act (a) reference is made to the Indian Act , it shall be deemed to be a reference to this Act, and (b) reference is made to the Superintendent General or Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, it shall be deemed to be a reference to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Indigenous Languages Act — I-7.85 Preamble
Preamble Whereas the recognition and implementation of rights related to Indigenous languages are at the core of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and are fundamental to shaping the country, particularly in light of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action;
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Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which affirms rights related to Indigenous languages;
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Whereas 2019 has been proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations as the International Year of Indigenous Languages to, among other things, draw attention to the critical loss of Indigenous languages and the urgent need to maintain, revitalize and promote Indigenous languages;
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Whereas the Government of Canada recognizes that all relations with Indigenous peoples must be based on the recognition and implementation of their right to self-determination, including the inherent right of self-government;
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Whereas First Nations, the Inuit and the Métis Nation have their own collective identities, cultures and ways of life and have, throughout history and to this day, continued to live in, use and occupy the lands that are now in Canada;
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Whereas Indigenous languages were the first languages used in the lands that are now in Canada and those languages have evolved over time;
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Whereas Indigenous languages played a significant part in the establishment of relations between Europeans and Indigenous peoples;
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Whereas Indigenous peoples have played a significant role in the development of Canada and Indigenous languages contribute to the diversity and richness of the linguistic and cultural heritage of Canada;
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Whereas a history of discriminatory government policies and practices, in respect of, among other things, assimilation, forced relocation, the Sixties Scoop and residential schools, were detrimental to Indigenous languages and contributed significantly to the erosion of those languages;
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Whereas the status of Indigenous languages varies from one language to another, including with respect to the vitality of those languages, and there is an urgent need to support the efforts of Indigenous peoples to reclaim, revitalize, maintain and strengthen them;
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Whereas Indigenous languages are fundamental to the identities, cultures, spirituality, relationships to the land, world views and self-determination of Indigenous peoples;
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Whereas efforts to protect the vitality of Indigenous languages contribute to the enrichment of Indigenous knowledge as well as to the prevention of the loss of cultural diversity, biodiversity and spirituality;
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Whereas a variety of entities in different regions across Canada have mandates to promote the use of Indigenous languages and to support the efforts of Indigenous peoples to reclaim, revitalize, maintain and strengthen them and there is a need for the Government of Canada to provide continuing support for those entities;
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Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to providing adequate, sustainable and long-term funding for the reclamation, revitalization, maintenance and strengthening of Indigenous languages;
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Whereas Indigenous peoples are best placed to take the leading role in reclaiming, revitalizing, maintaining and strengthening Indigenous languages;
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Whereas Indigenous-language media and lifelong learning of Indigenous languages, including education systems for Indigenous people, are essential to restoring and maintaining fluency in those languages;
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Whereas a flexible approach that takes into account the unique circumstances and needs of Indigenous groups, communities and peoples is required in light of the diversity of identities, cultures and histories of Indigenous peoples;
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And whereas there is a need to take into account the unique circumstances and needs of Indigenous elders, youth, children, persons with disabilities, women, men and gender-diverse persons and two-spirit persons;
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Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Indigenous Languages Act .
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Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act. appropriate Minister has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act . ( ministre compétent ) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages appointed under section 13 . ( English version only ) federal institution means an entity that is referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (b) and (d) of the definition department in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act or a Crown corporation , as defined in subsection 83(1) of that Act. ( institution fédérale ) Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( corps dirigeant autochtone ) Indigenous organization means an Indigenous entity that represents the interests of an Indigenous group and its members or, other than in section 45 , that is specialized in Indigenous languages. ( organisme autochtone ) Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( peuples autochtones ) Minister means the Minister of Canadian Heritage. ( ministre ) Office means the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages established under section 12 . ( English version only )
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appropriate Minister has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act . ( ministre compétent )
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Commissioner means the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages appointed under section 13 . ( English version only )
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federal institution means an entity that is referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (b) and (d) of the definition department in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act or a Crown corporation , as defined in subsection 83(1) of that Act. ( institution fédérale )
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Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( corps dirigeant autochtone )
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Indigenous organization means an Indigenous entity that represents the interests of an Indigenous group and its members or, other than in section 45 , that is specialized in Indigenous languages. ( organisme autochtone )
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Indigenous peoples has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( peuples autochtones )
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Minister means the Minister of Canadian Heritage. ( ministre )
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Office means the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages established under section 12 . ( English version only )
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Inconsistency or conflict 4 In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between this Act and a treaty — including a land claims agreement — or a self-government agreement, the treaty or self-government agreement prevails to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.