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people of 0ld Crow will adv'ise the Steering Cornm'ittee on all matters within
its mandate vrhJch af fect native interests. The tli lderness Park roul d excl ude
an area of five square rniles containing the harbour on Herschel Island.
Laws and Other I4a tters
Laws of general appl ication, 'including the Ternitorial Lands Act and Requlations,Wou]dapp1ytoa1lInuvialuitlaffildcont.inue
to regulate the safety of any development activjties, and be resronsible for
envjronmental management. The lands would rennin subject to easements and
rights of way which existed as of July 13,1978. Inuvialuit lands cannot be
so]d except to other Inuv'ialuit or to the Crown. In the event Inuvialuit lands
are needed for public purposes, Cabinet approval is necessary. The Government
must then offer suitable alternat'ive lands. If this is not pssible, the
Inuvialuit tnpuld be compensated not only for the 1and, but also for loss of
f i shing, hunt'ing and trapping. Inuvial uit I ands r,,pul d be exempt from property
tax, but improvements will be taxable as vell as proceeds from development oi
Inuv'ialu'it lands.
land Selection
The Inuvialuit must select their lands according to certain criteria - lands
which.are impo_rtant because of biolo_gica1 productivity or traditional hunt'ing,
trappinq and fishing; lands which offer economic opportunities, such as
tourism; areas which are irnportant because of wjldlife production; h'istorjc
Inuvialu'it sites, and burial grtunds.They cannot choose lands whjch conta'in
proven oil or gas reserves, lands which ire privatel.y cwned, and lands used
fgf.prUtic rcrks. Selectjon of 7(1)(a)(i) lanas (community iands) anO 7(1)(a)
(ii) lands (Cape Bathurst, Area # 3) has been comp'leted and will be wjthdraln
frop dispsal. The selection of 7(1)(O)(i) lands (Husk.y Lakes, Areas # 1 anO
# 2) has also been completed and there will be no further d'isposjtion of surface
al ienations o[ qgamy'ing rights. The selection of the baiance of the
Inuvialuit 7(1)(b)(ii) lands-shail be concluded by and finalizea as part of
the Final Agreement.
Land I'lanaqement
The Agreement in Principle provides that a Land Use Planning Conrmiss'ion be
formed consisting of Inuvialuit and representatives of the iederal and territorial
governments. The Commission would advise the Minister on al1 apsects of
land management in the [€stern AP.ctic Region incl uding the preparat'ibn of a
land use nlan.
There rculd also be a Land Use Appl icat'ion and Rewiel Conmjttee r,,dlich r^13uld
be a technjcal committee representing the federal government, territorial
government, the Inuvialuit and the Land Use Planning Conmission. This body
tcul d advise the Government on such rnatters as the administration of Territorial
Land Use Regulations and terms and conditions for permits, as rve11 as
developing procedures for adm'injstering environmental control s.
Wildlife
The Agreement in Prfnc'iple sets out certain Inuvialuit harvest'ing r.ights including
the exclusive right to harvest ganre on their lands and t[e eiclusjve
right to harvest fur-bearers, includ'ing b1ack, grizzly and polar bears, and
nuskox in the liestern Arctic Region. They voul d also have a preferential riqht
to harvest other species for subsistence purposes in the region. 0ther natiie
peoples tould contjnue to have traditional harvesting riqhts and aqreements are