The first village of TLE in Manitoba was reached in March 1994 with the four Duke First Nations Islands (Wasagamack, Red Sucker Lake, Garden Hill and St. Theresa Point). The transaction contract included 100,000 hectares of crown of land in reserve and payment of $9 million plus payments. Under these agreements, Canada and Manitoba have committed to set aside up to 1.4 million hectares and pay $190 million for land purchases and processing costs. Manitoba`s primary obligation is to provide more than 1.2 million hectares of unoccupied Crown. The rest would be from private owners who are willing to sell. Highlighted First Nations have not yet implemented their agreements. 4.8 Contractual land rights agreements define the responsibilities required for India and northern Canada, provinces and First Nations to complete the process of transforming land selections into reserve status. Under these agreements, First Nations are responsible for land selection and the satisfaction of the interests of third parties. The provinces are responsible for informing First Nations about the interests of third parties and making decisions by the Council to transfer provincial lands to Canada.
In Manitoba, the province is also involved in approving investigations and helping First Nations enter into service agreements with local councils. When asked why he thinks it takes so long for the government to comply with the TLE agreements, Genaille was frank. Deficit – the amount of land a First Nation should have received when its reserve was first harvested, but it did not; under contractual land law agreements, the minimum area that must be acquired and/or selected and determined as a reserve country. (Return) 4.6 In 1997, the Manitoba Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement was signed by the Treaty Land Entitlement Committee of Manitoba Inc. (for 19 First Nations), Canada and Manitoba. Canada entered into this agreement to honour long-standing commitments made in the States of Thought of Canada and First Nations in Manitoba between 1871 and 1910. Eight other First Nations in Manitoba have signed separate land rights contracts. 4.4 Under the agreements, a quantity of land is determined as part of a negotiation process and the First Nation may acquire federal or provincial land or acquire private land. This country can then be converted to a reserve in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements and the federal inflows of the reserve/new reserve policy. The total area for all TLE agreements is 1,423,110.29 Acres. 4.48 The Department of Saskatchewan`s planning is consistent with its obligations under the agreement, as planning focuses on First Nations that have not yet reached their reserve minimums.