F. H. COLLINS SECONDARY SCHOOL
  • Home
  • The School
    • About
    • Administration >
      • School Policies and Procedures
      • Principal's Message
    • Bell Schedule
    • Calendar
    • Counselors
    • Course Description Handbook
    • Library
    • Newsletters
    • Nut Free Zone
    • Registration
    • School Council
    • School Growth
    • Staff
    • Virtual Tours
  • Homework
  • Graduation
    • Grad 2022
    • Valedictorian
    • Career-Life Connections 12
    • First Nations Grad 2022
    • Numeracy Assessment
    • Transitioning to Post Secondary
  • First Nations
    • CELC/ESW
    • Contacts
    • Language Groups
    • Land Claims / Self Government
  • Programs
    • Band
    • Experiential Programs >
      • ACES (Achievement, Challenge, Environment and Service)
      • CHAOS Community : Heritage : Adventure : Outdoors : Skills
      • Experiential Science 11
      • FACES(French Achievement Challenge Environment Stewardship)
      • MAD (Music Arts and Drama)
      • OPES (Outdoor Pursuits and Experiential Science)
      • PASE (Plein Air et Sciences Experientielles)
    • French Immersion
    • Gadzoosdaa Residence
    • Physical Education & Health
    • Shop Videos
    • Teen Parent Centre
    • Yukon Sports School
  • Students
    • Apprenticeship Training & Certification
    • DELF Exam Information
    • Extramural Opportunities
    • Numeracy and Literacy Assessments
    • School Supplies & Fees
    • Student Handbook
    • Tutoring Schedule
    • Vaping Policy
  • Parents
    • Forms
    • Reporting Student Absence

Land Claims and Self-Government

Land Claims

Before the arrival of Europeans, all First Nations across Canada were independent self-governing nations. They had specific structures of governance: ways to select leaders, sets of laws to govern the lives of the people, rules of protocol that governed their relations with other nations and ceremonies that formalized the institutions within society such as marriage and death.

The negotiation of Yukon land claims started in 1973 when Yukon First Nations people presented the document Together Today For Our Children Tomorrow to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Before that time, there had been no treaties between Yukon First Nations and government.

An agreement in principle was reached in 1989 after 16 years of negotiations. The Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA) was signed in 1993. The UFA provides a framework for Yukon First Nation Final Agreements. First Nation Final Agreements are complex and wide-ranging, and include financial compensation, land, harvesting rights, heritage resources and governance structures, among other things. Each First Nation Final Agreement is a modern-day treaty recognized in
Section 35 of the Federal Constitution Act, 1982.

Self-Government Agreements

A First Nation Self-Government Agreement (SGA) is negotiated at the same time as the First Nation Final Agreement. The Self-Government Agreements, which are unique in Canada, set out the powers of the First Nation government to govern itself, its citizens, and its land. These powers include land and resource management as well as local bylaws and zoning.

At the present time, 11 of the 14 Yukon First Nations have finalized their land claims and their Final and Self-Government Agreements are in effect.


  • Together Today for our Children Tomorrow
  • Umbrella Final Agreement
Agreements

Carcross/Tagish First Nation


  • Carcross/Tagish First Nation Consultation Protocol
  • Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement
  • Carcross/Tagish First Nation Final Agreement Implementation Plan
  • Carcross/Tagish First Nation Self Government Agreement
  • Carcross/Tagish First Nation Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan
Champagne and Aishihik First Nations

  • Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Consulation Protocol
  • Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Final Agreement
  • Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Self Government Agreement
  • Intergovernmental Accord: Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Government and Government of Yukon
Kluane First Nation

  • Kluane First Nation Final Agreement
  • Kluane First Nation Final Agreement Implementation Plan
  • Kluane First Nation Self Government Agreement
  • Kluane First Nation Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan
Kwanlin Dün First Nation

  • Kwanlin Dün First Nation Final Agreement
  • Kwanlin Dün First Nation Self Government Agreement
First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun

  • First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun
  • First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Consultation Protocol
  • First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun Self Government Agreement
Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation

  • Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation
  • Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Consultation Protocol
  • Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Self Government Agreement
  • Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan
Selkirk First Nation

  • Selkirk First Nation
  • Selkirk First Nation Final Agreement Implementation Plan
  • Selkirk First Nation Self Government Agreement
  • Selkirk First Nation Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan
Ta'an Kwäch'än Council

  • Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Consultation Protocol
  • Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Final Agreement
  • Ta'an Kwäch'än Council Self Government Agreement
Teslin Tlingit Council

  • Teslin Tlingit Council Consultation Protocol
  • Teslin Tlingit Council Final Agreement
  • Teslin Tlingit Council Self Government Agreement
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in

  • Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Consultation Protocol
  • Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement
  • Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement Implementation Plan
  • Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Self Government Agreement
  • Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Self-Government Agreement Implementation Plan
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

  • Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Consultation Protocol
  • Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Final Agreement
  • Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Self Government Agreement
  • Home
  • The School
    • About
    • Administration >
      • School Policies and Procedures
      • Principal's Message
    • Bell Schedule
    • Calendar
    • Counselors
    • Course Description Handbook
    • Library
    • Newsletters
    • Nut Free Zone
    • Registration
    • School Council
    • School Growth
    • Staff
    • Virtual Tours
  • Homework
  • Graduation
    • Grad 2022
    • Valedictorian
    • Career-Life Connections 12
    • First Nations Grad 2022
    • Numeracy Assessment
    • Transitioning to Post Secondary
  • First Nations
    • CELC/ESW
    • Contacts
    • Language Groups
    • Land Claims / Self Government
  • Programs
    • Band
    • Experiential Programs >
      • ACES (Achievement, Challenge, Environment and Service)
      • CHAOS Community : Heritage : Adventure : Outdoors : Skills
      • Experiential Science 11
      • FACES(French Achievement Challenge Environment Stewardship)
      • MAD (Music Arts and Drama)
      • OPES (Outdoor Pursuits and Experiential Science)
      • PASE (Plein Air et Sciences Experientielles)
    • French Immersion
    • Gadzoosdaa Residence
    • Physical Education & Health
    • Shop Videos
    • Teen Parent Centre
    • Yukon Sports School
  • Students
    • Apprenticeship Training & Certification
    • DELF Exam Information
    • Extramural Opportunities
    • Numeracy and Literacy Assessments
    • School Supplies & Fees
    • Student Handbook
    • Tutoring Schedule
    • Vaping Policy
  • Parents
    • Forms
    • Reporting Student Absence