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Article: ICC (Indian Claims Commission) asks for more power.
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- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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The Indian Claims Commission (ICC) is seeking an expanded role in the federal land claims settlement process, recommending it be given the power to conduct the initial review of claims, and to make binding decisions regarding those claims.
The ICC is an independent body, established in 1991, mandated to examine land claims that have been rejected by the federal government.
In its 1998/99 annual report, released April 13, the ICC makes three recommendations designed to speed up the settlement of Native land claims. The first of those recommendations, if acted upon by the federal government, would see the commission expand its mandate, ...