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Northwest Territories:
Government
The
N.W.T. government has the same general responsibilities
as provincial governments: taxation, municipal bodies,
education, wildlife, health and hospital services,
forest management, housing, social services and economic
development.
As a
Territory the NWT does not have full provincial status,
although it achieved a style of government similar to
that of the provinces in 1979. The Canadian government
retains administrative control over water, land and
forestry and the development of all non-renewable
resources (i.e. minerals, oil and gas).
The
issue of settling Aboriginal land claims in the N.W.T.
emerged in the 1970s. In 1984 a final agreement was
reached with the Inuvialuit of the western Arctic; it
provided some 2500 people with 91 000 km2 of land,
financial compensation, social development funding,
hunting rights and a greater role in wildlife
management, conservation and environmental protection.
In 1992, the Gwich'in settled a comprehensive land claim
that provided 22,422 km2 of land in the Yukon;
subsurface rights; a share in the resource royalties
derived from the Mackenzie River Valley; tax-free
capital transfers; hunting rights; a greater role in the
management of wildlife, land and the environment; and
the right of first refusal on a variety of activities
related to wildlife. The settling of northern land
claims sets the stage for increased economic activity in
which all can share and have a voice. However,
development, which is welcome and necessary for economic
prosperity, will need to be managed so as not to
threaten the fragile Arctic ecosystem and the
traditional lifestyles of the northern peoples.
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