Let’s look at an example of a modern treaty land management system: the Teslin Tlingit Final Agreement in Yukon.

The Teslin Tlingit Council own approximately 2,395 km² of land (Settlement Land) south east of Whitehorse, near the Yukon/BC border.  They have surface and subsurface rights to 1,230 km² and surface rights to 1, 165 km².

To manage this land and other resources, the Teslin Tlingit Council enacted the Settlement Land and Resources Act 2008.

The Act:

• Identifies a number of purposes including ensuring the protection and conservation of land and resources for present and future generations of citizens
• Establishes a Land Management Committee made up of Teslin Tlingit citizens to advise on the management, administration and use of Settlement Land
• Provides a process for the allocation of Settlement Land to citizens through Certificates of Allocation
• Requires permits for citizens and non-citizens to undertake certain activities on Settlement Land
• Establishes the Register of Lands and Resources, an internal tracking tool for land authorizations on Teslin Tlingit Council Settlement Land

The Teslin Tlingit Council also has a Land and Resources Department that administers the land management system.

To help people understand how their system works, they have developed the Lands and Resources-Development Procedures. Click on the link to check it out.