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ARTICLE · 08 APRIL 2015

Groundbreaking IIBA And Land Tenure Agreements In Nunavut

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The Kitikmeot Inuit Association and TMAC Resources Inc. signed a 20 year Inuit Impact Benefits Agreement and land tenure agreements on March 30, 2015 for the Hope Bay Belt area in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.

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Julie Abouchar
Julie Abouchar
Carl McKay
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The Kitikmeot Inuit Association ("KIA") and TMAC Resources Inc. ("TMAC") signed a 20 year Inuit Impact Benefits Agreement ("IIBA") and land tenure agreements on March 30, 2015 for the Hope Bay Belt area in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut (the "Hope Bay Belt Agreements").

The Kitikmeot Inuit Association is a Regional Inuit Authority designated to hold Inuit Owned Lands in the Kitikmeot Region. KIA was represented by its external counsel Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP with a team comprising John Donihee, Julie Abouchar and Carl McKay.

The Hope Bay Belt Agreements provide an innovative solution to land tenure arrangements on Inuit Owned Lands and marks a departure from benefit and land tenure arrangements for separate deposits which have defined the relationship between Aboriginal landowners and the mining industry.

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