%0 Journal Article
%T The Far North Act (2010) Consultative Process: A New Beginning or the Reinforcement of an Unacceptable Relationship in Northern Ontario, Canada?
%A Holly L. Gardner
%A Stephen R.J. Tsuji
%A Daniel D. McCarthy
%A Graham S. Whitelaw
%J International Indigenous Policy Journal
%D 2012
%I University of Western Ontario
%X In northern Ontario, Canada, there have been two ¡°negotiated¡± documents that required consultation between First Nations and the federated government of the land: Treaty No. 9 signed in 1905-1906 (Dominion of Canada, with the concurrence of the Province of Ontario) and Ontario¡¯s Far North Act (2010). Treaty No. 9 has defined the relationship between First Nations and Canada; while, the Far North Act will define the relationship with Ontario. This article evaluated whether the Far North Act marked a new beginning or the reinforcement of an unacceptable relationship, using primary and secondary data analyses. Analyses revealed that the passing of the Far North Act was not a new beginning, but the continuation of an unacceptable relationship.
%K First Nations
%K consultation
%K land use planning
%K Ontario
%K Canada
%K economic development
%U http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1068&context=iipj