Sentences with phrase «indian land issues»

The deal will require layers of approvals: the legislatures of both counties, the state Legislature and the federal Department of Interior, which oversees Indian land issues.

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When the veto was announced late on Friday, Cuomo referenced worries of jeopardizing the 2013 settlement agreement between the state, the Oneida Indian Nation, Madison County, and Oneida County, that settled years of litigation over property tax, land and reservation issues, as the driving factor for his rejection of the bill.

That could make the politically difficult issue more acceptable to far more voters in a statewide referendum required to expand casino gambling beyond Indian lands.

Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside not more than 2 percent of the funds made available under the tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to be allocated based on an identification and analysis of highway safety issues and opportunities on tribal land, as determined by the Secretary, on application of the Indian tribal governments for eligible projects described in section 148 (a)(4).

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The Animal Welfare Board of India, in recognizing the problem of cruel shark finning, has issued an advisory to all Indian coastal states fisheries to help end this practice by having fishermen land sharks with their fins naturally attached.

Some federal cases are of the less serious variety, due to jurisdictional issues — such as Native - American Nation Indian Reservations or federal lands.

She has done extensive legal work to establish new Indian reserves under the Additions to Reserve Policy, and provides advice on Band Council governance issues and reserve land management.

The Indian Act is not the only legislation specific to aboriginal people — the First Nations Land Management Act (SC 1999) provides a framework for First Nations to develop regimes for resource development, succession, and other important issues; the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (SC 2005) prescribes certain reporting requirements with respect to real property taxation; and the recently passed Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (SC 2013) seeks to provide protections to parties living on reserves in the context of family breakdown.

She advises on a range of issues, including land management, land and building leases, local governance, Indian residential schools, economic development, hunting and fishing, and band by - laws.

Lawyers advising First Nations on these issues should have a strong background in employment law principles and human rights, particularly since the Canadian Human Rights Code applies to all aspects of Indian band governance, including governance structures under modern land claims agreements.

McCaleb v Rose involved the issue of whether BC's Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, SBC 2002, c 77, applied to lands located on the Kamloops Indian Reserve No. 1.

On judicial review to the British Columbia Supreme Court, the judge characterized the issue between Sechelt and the tenants as one concerning money, not Indian lands, and agreed that the DRO had jurisdiction to hear the dispute and apply the provisions of the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act because it is a provincial law of general application.

The tool - kit includes chapters on taxation, employment issues on Reserve, social assistance / welfare, education, Indian Status, Band membership, Reserve land and housing issues, wills and estates issues, family law, relationship violence, Ministry of Children and Families Development and governance issues.

Federal Court: declaration issued that «those persons who are Métis and those who are non-status Indians -LSB-...] are «Indians» within the meaning of the expression «Indians and Lands reserved for the Indians» contained in s. 91 (24) of the Constitution Act, 1867»; further declaratory relief, denied.

Such negotiated settlements have covered matters such as gaming on Indian reserves, child welfare, and in the case of Alaska, major Aboriginal title and land claim issues.

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