Cedar Law provides full legal support for First Nations land management under the Indian Act, self-government agreements and Land Code.
Past work includes:
- service agreements
- additions to reserve
- permits, leases, licences and easements
- regulation of buckshee leases
- by-laws under the Indian Act, including trespass, animal control, range use and zoning
- laws under the Family Homes on Reserve and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act, including the production of brochures and presentations for community
- drafting Land Codes and providing presentations to community, staff and Council in advance of a vote
- litigation to resolve traditional holdings disputes
- implementing Land Codes, including through the drafting of:
- matrimonial property laws
- lease, licences and permits and registration documents
- other laws such as animal control, trespass, expropriation, special events, environmental management, fire protection, zoning, allotment, business licensing and community protection (dangerous offenders)