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• a plan for ongoing and post-closure monitoring and reporting at the site. A
plan should include the establishment of thresholds and identified adaptive
management responses should such thresholds be reached.
20.5 S OCIAL C ONSIDERATIONS
This section of the PEA:
• identifies aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities that may potentially be
affected by the development of the Project
• identifies potential positive and adverse effects of the Project on local First
Nations and other communities
• advises on further study requirements.
20.5.1 PROJECT L OCATION AND FIRST NATIONS
The Property is located partial on Category B land (R-49 B) and slightly overlaps
Category A (R-01A) land owned by the Kluane First Nation (Figure 20.10) (Minister
of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2003). As of the signing of the
Kluane First Nation Final Agreement, on Category A land the First Nation holds both
the surface rights and the subsurface/mineral rights, while on Category B land the
Kluane First Nation owns the surface rights to this land, but not to that which is below
the surface. However, land belonging to persons holding a right, title, interest,
licence, and permit on the land prior to the time the area was claimed as Settlement
Land are not applicable to this legislation (Minister of Public Works and Government
Services Canada 2003).
Surface Rights Legislation for Yukon First Nations is provided under the Umbrella
Final Agreement between the Government of Canada, Government of Yukon, and
Yukon First Nations. This legislation provides a mechanism to resolve disputes over
access rights (Mining Yukon 2011 and Minister of Public Works and Government
Services Canada 2003).
The Kluane First Nation has a settled land claim, which provides them with access,
rights and obligations to land and resources, and the right to govern their own affairs.
The Kluane First Nation signed final and self-government agreements with the Yukon
and Canadian governments on October 18, 2003. The effective date of these
agreements was February 2, 2004 (Yukon ECO 2011a).
The White River First Nation finalized negotiations toward final and self-government
agreements with the Canadian and Yukon governments in 2002, when a
Memorandum of Understanding was signed signifying the completion of the
negotiation process. However, the White River First Nation decided not to ratify the
negotiated agreements and there have been no negotiations since. As such, the
White River First Nation does not have a settled land claim. Under the terms of the
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