Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; LS-495E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Marlisa Tiedemann
Description
Brief description of background and contents of the Bill, which proposes establishment of an institutional framework to provide First Nations who decide to opt in with tools to address economic development and fiscal issues on-reserve. Includes provision for governments to establish their own financing through property tax and borrowing regimes.
Incorporates amendments to Bill C-23 that were adopted by the House of Commons at Report Stage.
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Research Branch) ; LS-475E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tonina Simeone
Description
Opt-in legislation proposes Establishment of four financial institutions: First Nations Finance Authority, First Nations Tax Commission, First Nations Financial Management Board, and the First Nations Statistical Institute. Targets mechanisms aimed at enhancing fund-raising capacity through taxation of leasehold interests on reserve land and access to long-term loans for community development.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 29-56
Description
Examines the National Reclamation Act and how many people in the Gila River and Casa Grande valleys, including government officials, thought that the first reclamation project would be built in Arizona.
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
IOG Roundtable Series
Notes on the 3rd TANAGA Roundtable: Environmental Management On-Reserve
Towards a News Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Moffat
David Nahwegahbow
Institute on Governance
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Description
Summarizes two presentations: one on the project "The Environmental Management Gap on Reserves: Overview and Assessment Options"; the other on how issues can be dealt with in the context of self-government.