About First Nation Land Management Act

FNLMA

In 1996, fourteen First Nations in Canada signed the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management with the Department of Indian Affairs.  The Framework Agreement enables the First Nations to take over management and administration of their reserve lands and natural resources from the Department.  The Department ratified this Agreement by enacting the First Nation Land Management Act on June 17, 1999.

In March 2002 the Framework Agreement was amended to enable additional first nations, including Ts’kw’aylaxw, to take part in this process.  In order to do this, Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation had to enact a Land Code as its fundamental land law, and also had to enter into an Individual Agreement with the Department of Indian Affairs that set out the details of the transfer of administration of reserve lands from Canada to Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation. 

The Individual Agreement was negotiated by Chief(s) and Council with the Department of Indian Affairs and took effect when approved by the members in the March 28, 2004 ratification vote. 

The TFN Land Code was ratified by the community on March 24, 2004 and certified on April 26, 2004 and subsequently came into effect as the Land Law of TFN on May 1, 2004 which enabled TFN to eliminate approx. 33% of the Indian Act by now managing and controlling our lands.

Reserve Land Base:

TFN has eight reserves in total with TOTAL RESERVE LAND BASE:  2,095.37 ha / 5, 177.98 acres

Facilities IR #1:

·      Church

·      Fire Hall

·      Community Hall

·      Administration building;

·      Daycare Building

·      Two community water systems;

Facilities IR#2

·    Log homesteads

·    Houses;

·    Church

Facilities IR#3

·   Lime Plant and Quarry

·   Subdivision; 

·   Powwow Arbor;

·   softball field;

·   Concession Stand(s)

·   Skating Rink;

·   Workshop

·   Community Water System;

Facilities IR#4

·   Closed gas Station (Est. January 2001 by Home owner) and home

Facilities IR#5

·   homestead

TFN also owns Fee simple lands; one of which is the: