NWT bill puts rights at risk
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The absence of a protective clause in a new land titles bill could affect treaty rights and the future of land claims, northern Natives claim.
The Dene Nation, the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, the Council of Yukon Indians and the Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories petitioned the federal government to include a "non-derogation" clause in the text of Bill C-103, the Land Titles Repeal Act.
