Not exact matches
Groups as small as 20 individuals can
claim rights to a
certain parcel of
land.
’15 In addition, the Alternative Settlement Framework seeks to provide «a range of options to settle native title
claims and create a more
certain environment for all interest - holders in the
land and water that is subject to native title».16 The Alternative Settlement Framework is based on the proposal that native title claimants be offered:
Some States, guided by a broader policy direction towards the economic and social development of traditional owner groups, proceed to negotiate with native title
claim groups when they are
certain that the group with whom they are negotiating are the traditional owners of the relevant
land.
The primary goal of the Canadian government in the Comprehensive
Claims settlement process is to negotiate modern treaties which will provide a clear,
certain and long - lasting definition of rights to
lands and resources for all Canadians; thus equitably reconciling the protection of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal interests through the negotiation process by:
The Select Committee also stated that it believed that
land claimed by the Aboriginal community should be assessed against
certain criteria.