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Indigenous Issues

Recently in Canada, there has been a significant change in legislation and intergovernmental relations between First Nations and all three orders of Government (Federal, Provincial and Municipal). A number of jurisdictions have been transferred to First Nations. Beyond the re-allocation of jurisdiction, new legislation has created a well-defined framework with the construction of four new institutions: The First Nations Tax Commission, the First Nations Financial Management Board, the First Nations Finance Authority and the First Nations Statistical Institute. Another important development was the creation of a First Nations Gazette, launched in 1997, which complements the legal and institutional framework to support, in part, an effective system of self-government.

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