How does this agreement provide Tsawwassen First Nation with more governing authority over its own affairs?
With the exception of determining Indian status and the phase-out of tax exemptions, the Indian Act will no longer apply to Tsawwassen First Nation, its lands or members. Instead, constitutionally-protected self-government provisions enable Tsawwassen First Nation to make its own decisions about matters related to the preservation of its culture, the exercise of its treaty rights and the operation of its government.The Final Agreement requires Tsawwassen First Nation to have a constitution that provides for government that is democratically and financially accountable to its members. The Tsawwassen First Nation constitution took effect on the Effective Date of the treaty (April 3, 2009).
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