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Kaska Nation Urges Senate To Reconsider Bill C-39

WATSON LAKE, YT, February 27, 2002 - Representatives from the Kaska Nation met with the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources on February 21 to explain concerns about Bill C-39, the new Yukon Act. The proposed Bill would provide the Yukon Government with authority over public lands, resources and waters in the Yukon that were previously the responsibility of the federal government. The House of Commons passed Bill C-39 on December 3 and it is now before the Senate ...

Statement By The Kaska Nation Regarding Today's Supreme Court Of Canada Decision

WATSON LAKE, YT, June 20, 2002 - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed our appeal. The Court found that even though officials in the federal government took steps to set aside lands at Ross River for the use of the Ross River Band, no reserve was created in law ...

Forest Management Accord Concluded For Southeast Yukon

WATSON LAKE, YT, July 29, 2002 - Today, Kaska chiefs and representatives of the Government of Yukon and Government of Canada signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on forest management for the southeast Yukon ...

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