LUP Links

There are a variety of projects and programs that promote First Nations land use planning.  This section contains links to external websites and/or documents that may be of interest to First Nations land use planners.

Websites

Other First Nations LUP Initiatives

Deh Cho Land Use Planning Committee

http://www.dehcholands.org/home.htm

The Dehcho Interim Measures Agreement established the Land Use Planning Committee and guidelines to develop a land use plan for the Dehcho Territory. The planning process will consider the traditional use and occupancy information that has been gathered to determine the Interim Land Withdrawals along with other information on the natural resources and the economic and social needs of the communities. In return, the plan will revise the Interim Land Withdrawals based on the new information that has been gathered.

Haida Nation
http://www.haidanation.ca/Pages/Programs/Land_Use_Planning/Land_Use_Plan.html 

The Haida Nation has recently entered into a Land Use Planning process with the province of British Columbia. The Haida Nation and the BC government are co-chairing the forum which will be made up of representatives from various interested parties, including conservation, mining, tourism, forestry, and community sustainability, among others. The planning process is expected to take fifteen months. A key input into this process will be the Haida Land Use Vision. The Haida Land Use Vision (HLUV) will guide the planning process. Together with the HLUV, information will be incorporated from two technical bodies regarding community well-being, forest practices, ecosystem restoration, and other fields. The final product will then be turned back to the Haida Nation and BC for decisions.

Hupacasath First Nation

http://www.hupacasath.ca/land-use

The Hupacasath stated during a Treaty Main Table session on May 1, 1998; “We as a First Nation in our territory, know the balance of all life cycles, how they affect one another, and how to keep harmony and balance. We know how the environment used to be and we can recover and restore our territory’s natural resources to what they once were. Our interest in the natural resources is not driven by economics, but by resource sustainability for all people of the lands. To be First Nations is to be part of the land, water, air and to respect it."

Hulquminum Treaty Group
http://www.hulquminum.bc.ca/our_work/projects

The purpose of the HTG Interim Strategic Land Plan is to describe a Hul’qumi’num vision for the future of our core traditional territory. The HTG Interim Strategic Land Plan will help our leadership communicate more clearly Hul’qumi’num Mustimuhw values, perspectives and concerns about land and natural resource management in our territory. It will help our leaders and staff in their discussions with the federal and provincial governments, local governments, private landowners, developers and other parties.

Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation
http://www.kitasoo.org/forestry/landplan/index-LandUsePlan.html

Klemtu, B.C., June 28, 2000 - The Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation Council and Hereditary Chiefs have announced an historic Land Use Plan that will see them designate 40% of their traditional territory on British Columbia’s central coast as a protected area. In addition, the Kitasoo/Xai’xais have adopted a Protocol on the Environment that will govern future use and conservation of all their land and resources.

Ktunaxa Nation
http://www.ktunaxa.org/fourpillars/land/index.html

The Traditional Territory of the Ktunaxa Nation covers approximately 70,000 square kilometres (27,000 square miles) in south-eastern British Columbia and historically included parts of Alberta, Montana, Washington and Idaho. All lands and resources in the Traditional Territory are to be managed according to the natural law given to the Ktunaxa Nation by the Creator: Human beings have the ability to destroy the land and many livings things. Therefore, the Creator gave the Ktunaxa Nation a set of laws on how to live with the land and not against it.  The Ktunaxa Nation is developing both operational and governance structures to take on this responsibility as outlined by the Creator and to realize the Lands Sector Vision.

Nunavut Planning Commission
http://www.nunavut.ca/

The Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) was established under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and is responsible for land use planning and various aspects of environmental reporting and management in the new Territory.  NPC’s main function is to develop land use plans, policies and objectives that guide resource use and development throughout Nunavut, with an emphasis on protecting and promoting the existing and future well-being of the residents and communities of the Nunavut Settlement Area. It should be noted that the term "land use" also includes water, wildlife and offshore areas.

Office of the Wet’suwe’ten
http://www.wetsuweten.com/lands-resources/61/wetrsquosuwetrsquoen-territorial-stewardship-plan

The Wet’suwet’en Territorial Stewardship Plan is an initiative of the Office of the Wet’suwet’en on behalf of the thirteen Wet’suwet’en houses. The objective of this project is to support the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs as stewards of their house territories.

Pikangikum First Nation
http://www.whitefeatherforest.com/

The goal of the initiative is to secure commercial forest management tenure, and forestry and protected areas opportunities within the traditional territories of our First Nation.  We have now passed a critical milestone in achieving our goal – the completion and approval of a Land Use Strategy for “Keeping the Land.”

Skowan First Nation
http://www.iisd.org/ai/waterhen.htm

Between January 200 and June 2001, IISD partnered with Skownan First Nation, formerly called Waterhen First Nation, to explore how Aboriginal people value the lands around them and how this information can be incorporated into Manitoba’s land-use and resource management activities.

Taku River Tlingit First Nation
http://roundriver.org/pub_main.html

We, the Taku River Tlingit, are moving forward as responsible stewards of the lands and waters within our territory. Our territory covers over 40,000 square kilometers (10 million acres) and includes areas of what is now known as British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon. Our territory contains high mountains, expansive forests rich with wildlife and salmon-filled wild rivers. As responsible stewards, we are embarking on a course necessary to ensure the pre s e rvation of our lands and the conservation of its wildlife and fisheries. This will assist us in ensuring the preservation of what is Tlingit.

LUP Resources

What Works Well; What Needs Improvement: lessons in public consultation from British Columbia’s resource planning processes. GREG HALSETH & ANNIE BOOTH - Local Environment, Vol. 8, No. 4, 437–455, August 2003 (101 KB)

US Land Use Planning Handbook - Draft 2004 (950 KB)

Land and Resource Information for British Columbia - Provincial and Federal Inventories Directory 2002 (1.45 MB)

INTEGRATED LAND-USE PLANNING AND CANADA’S NEW NATIONAL FOREST STRATEGY - Sierra Club of Canada 2004 (338 KB)

Integrating Aboriginal Values into Land-Use and Resource Management Final Report January 2000 to June 2001 (648 KB)