Modern Treaties and Land: A One Hour Course

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Harvesting Rights

Modern treaty holders have special rights to harvest fish and wildlife, and gather berries and other resources in their traditional territories. A few examples are:

In Nunavut, The Nunavut Agreement extends harvesting rights over the entire Settlement Area, including all classes of land.
In British Columbia, the Tsawwassen Final Agreement sets out non-exclusive rights to harvest fish, aquatic plants, wildlife and migratory birds for food, social, and ceremonial purposes. Tsawwassen First Nation commercial fishing activities are governed by a Harvest Agreement, separate from the Final Agreement.
In Quebec, the James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement specifies that on Category 3 lands Cree, Inuit and Naskapi people have special rights to harvest certain species.

Gwich’in youth harvesting black ducks near Aklavik, Northwest Territories, where the Gwich’in and Inuvialuit modern treaties meet. Modern treaty holders have the right to harvest fish and wildlife and gather berries in their traditional territories, which they have done for thousands of years. © Tessa Macintosh

Land Rights