Common use of FIRST NATION GOVERNMENTS Clause in Contracts

FIRST NATION GOVERNMENTS. Each First Nation that approves this Agreement will be recognized as a distinct legal entity and will maintain a written constitution that will be approved prior to the date it ratifies this Agreement. The constitution of a First Nation will include items such as:  Law-making processes  Accountability to its citizens  Appeal and redress mechanisms  Conflict of interest rules  Amendment procedures The Agreement recognizes that each First Nation has the power to make the following laws:  Leadership selection (elections)  Citizenship or E’Dbendaagzijig; current members will automatically have citizenship of that First Nation  Preservation and promotion of its language and culture  Management and operations of its government including financial management meetings procedures, and access to information and privacy Generally, where there is a conflict between a federal law and a First Nation law under the Agreement, the First Nation law under the Agreement will overrule the federal law.

FIRST NATION GOVERNMENTS. Each First Nation that approves this Agreement will be legally recognized as a distinct legal entity and natural person, will maintain a written constitution that will be approved prior to before the date it ratifies this Agreement. The constitution of a First Nation will include items such as:  Lawlaw-making processes  Accountability processes; accountability to its citizens  Appeal citizens; appeal and redress mechanisms  Conflict mechanisms, conflict of interest rules  Amendment procedures rules; and amendment procedures. The Agreement recognizes that each First Nation has the power to make the following laws:  Leadership a leadership selection (elections) law;  Citizenship citizenship or E’Dbendaagzijig; E’Dbendaagzijig laws, current members will automatically have citizenship of that First Nation Nation;  Preservation preserve and promotion of promote its language culture and culture language;  Management management and operations of its government including financial management meetings proceduresmanagement, and conduct of meetings, access to information and privacy privacy; Generally, where there is a conflict between a federal law and a First Nation law under the Agreement, the First Nation law under the Agreement will overrule the federal law.

FIRST NATION GOVERNMENTS. Each First Nation that approves this Agreement will be recognized as a distinct legal entity and will maintain a written constitution that will be approved prior to the date it ratifies this Agreement. The constitution of a First Nation will include items such as:  • Law-making processes  • Accountability to its citizens  • Appeal and redress mechanisms  • Conflict of interest rules  • Amendment procedures The Agreement recognizes that each First Nation has the power to make the following laws:  • Leadership selection (elections)  • Citizenship or E’Dbendaagzijig; current members will automatically have citizenship of that First Nation  • Preservation and promotion of its language and culture  • Management and operations of its government including financial management meetings procedures, and access to information and privacy Generally, where there is a conflict between a federal law and a First Nation law under the Agreement, the First Nation law under the Agreement will overrule the federal law.

FIRST NATION GOVERNMENTS. Each First Nation that approves this Agreement will be recognized as a distinct legal entity and will maintain a written constitution that will be approved prior to the date it ratifies this Agreement. The constitution of a First Nation will include items such as:  Law-making Law‐making processes  Accountability to its citizens  Appeal and redress mechanisms  Conflict of interest rules  Amendment procedures The Agreement recognizes that each First Nation has the power to make the following laws:  Leadership selection (elections)  Citizenship or E’Dbendaagzijig; current members will automatically have citizenship of that First Nation  Preservation and promotion of its language and culture  Management and operations of its government including financial management meetings procedures, and access to information and privacy Generally, where there is a conflict between a federal law and a First Nation law under the Agreement, the First Nation law under the Agreement will overrule the federal law.

FIRST NATION GOVERNMENTS. Each First Nation that approves this Agreement will be recognized as a distinct legal entity and will maintain a written constitution that will be approved prior to the date it ratifies this Agreement. The constitution of a First Nation will include items such as:  Law-making processes  Accountability to its citizens  Appeal and redress mechanisms  Conflict of interest rules  Amendment procedures The Agreement recognizes that each First Nation has the power to make the following laws:  Leadership selection (elections)  Citizenship or E’Dbendaagzijig; current members will automatically have citizenship of that First Nation  Preservation and promotion of its language and culture  Management and operations of its government including financial management meetings procedures, and access to information and privacy Generally, where there is a conflict between a federal law and a First Nation law under the Agreement, the First Nation law under the Agreement will overrule the federal law.

FIRST NATION GOVERNMENTS. Each First Nation that approves this Agreement will be legally recognized as a distinct legal entity and natural person, will maintain a written constitution that will be approved prior to before the date it ratifies this Agreement. The constitution of a First Nation will include items such as:  Lawlaw-making processes  Accountability processes; accountability to its citizens  Appeal citizens; appeal and redress mechanisms  Conflict mechanisms, conflict of interest rules  Amendment procedures rules; and amendment procedures. The Agreement recognizes that each First Nation has the power to make the following laws:  Leadership a leadership selection (elections) law;  Citizenship citizenship or E’Dbendaagzijig; e’dbendaagzijig laws, current members will automatically have citizenship of that First Nation Nation;  Preservation preserve and promotion of promote its language culture and culture language;  Management management and operations of its government including financial management meetings proceduresmanagement, and conduct of meetings, access to information and privacy privacy; Generally, where there is a conflict between a federal law and a First Nation law under the Agreement, the First Nation law under the Agreement will overrule the federal law.