Reconciliation in Action
Treaty-Based Land Use Planning
Joe Copper Jack, Senior Policy and Planning AdvisorYukon Land Use Planning Council
11th National Lands Managers GatheringSeptember 11, 2018Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon
Outline
1. YFN Treaty-Making History2. What is Regional Planning 3. How Regional Planning Promotes
Reconciliation4. Yukon Land Use Planning Process
Pre-Contact
• Chilkat Trail: Klukwan (Alaska) to Nahlin (Yukon) to Ft Selkirk (Yukon)
• Chilkoot Trail: Dyea (Alaska) to Nahlin (Yukon) to Ft Selkirk;
• Copper Trail: Copper River Delta (Alaska) to Coffee Creek (Yukon)
• Lansing Trail: Sahtu (NWT) to Stewart River (Yukon)
Kohklux Map 1869
Traditional Land Use & Occupancy
YukonGrowth
Yukon Territory~2000
Future
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Yukon Territory~1960
Yukon Territory~1920
Source: Yukon State of Environment, 1999
Yukon Treaties
Yukon Treaties
• YNB (1968); YANSI (1969); CYI (1973)• Calder Case (Jan 1973)• YFN Negotiation Proposal ( Feb 1973)• First Final Agreement - rejected (1984)• First 4 YFN/UFA Signed (1993)• Last YFN Signing (2005)• 11 out of 14 YFNs treaties with Canada.
LCA Land Outcomes
• YFNs relinquish Aboriginal Rights and Title;• YFNs retains 8.5% settlement land of their
Traditional Territories;• Canada pays Financial Compensation for past
wrongs;• Politically neutral Boards and Committees
advises Parties, on all aspects of land Use Planning and Management.
UFA Traditional Territories 1993
Proposed LUP Boundaries
• Establishes a Vision for the region• Provides a basis for Decision-Making
(through Development Assessment)
• Provides an opportunity for periodic Review and Amendment
Land Use Planning
Planning in the YukonYukon Land Use Planning Council (YLUPC)
§ Yukon-wide advisory board re: regional planning§ 3 members: CYFN, Canada, Yukon§ Secretariat: Director, Sr Planner, Policy & Planning
Advisor, and Financial
Regional Planning Commission (RLUPC)§ Develops the regional land use plan§ 6 Commissioners: 2 YFN, 2 YG, 2 FN/Non-FN
demographic ratio
Yukon Land Use Planning Council
• Non-Political “Arms length” Public Body
• Council makes recommendation to the YFNs and YG regarding regional planning
• Council assists planning Commissions
• Review and recommend RLUPC work plans/budgets
Regional PlanningReconciliatory Process
§ Intergovernmental Relations (YFN-YG-Canada)§ TK and Scientific Knowledge§ Intertribal Relations (YFNs and FNs shared areas)§ First Nation Governance (Clans, Families, Area Reps)§ Between Land Users (Cons. vs Dev., People vs land dwellers)§ Between Government Agencies (Dept. Env. vs EMR vs Health)§ Public and Government Policy Direction (i.e. Peel)§ Regional Vision and Territorial/Federal Govt. § Past, Present and Future land users
Linking Processes• First Nation Planning • Development
Assessment Process• Economic
Development Strategies
• Fish and Forestry Management Plans
• Protected Area Strategies
• Yukon Water Strategy
• Tourism Strategies• Transportation
Strategies and Plans• Energy Strategies• Mining Initiatives/
Strategies Plans• Cultural Resource
Plans• Recreational Plans• Sub-regional Plans
North Yukon Plan
NYLUP helped reconcile Vuntut Gwitchin’s concerns about the impact of Oil and Gas on the Porcupine Caribou herd.
Reconciliation is continuing through the implementation and review of the land use plan
Eagle Plains 3D Seismic survey (2014)
New seismic (Late winter 2014)Old seismic (circa 1970)
Spur of Chance Ck Resource Road
LMU Designations
PA Protected Area
Zone I Lowest development
Zone II Low development
Zone III Moderate development
Zone IV Highest development
LAND CLAIM
CommissionEstablished Plan
1. General Planning Regions
3. Technical Working Group
4. Terms of Reference.
7. Options/Scenarios
8.DraftPlan/Rec.&Final Rec Plan
6. Information
5. Issues and Interests
2. Expressionof Interest
From Claim to PlanDawson: 4 yrs NYPC: 6 years to
approved planPeel
2.5 yrs PWPC
7 yrs
Chapter 11: Land Use Plan Approval Process
Peel Supreme Court Decision
• Final Recommended Plan Consultation is required before approval
• Pay close attention to the terms of the treaties• Modifications are limited • Changes circumstances can justify changes• Chapter 11 planning is “collaborative” planning• Politically neutral Commission has central role in
planning • Stay out of the courts
Best Practises: Peel Process
• Better instructions to the Commission what is “approvable,” and what is not “approvable;”
• Proposed Modifications to Recommended Plan be made sooner and clearer
• Spend more time planning; less time collecting data; and
• Clarify the public, land claim agreement agencies and stakeholders roles
Mahsi Cho (Big Thanks)Gunałchéesh (ThankYou)
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