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Lands and Environment
Research Department
48 Bullhead Road Tsuut’ina, AB. T2W 6H6
Phone: 403-281-0754
Fax. 403-251-1224
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# Principle
1. Tsuut’ina Nation Lands have been set apart for the use and benefit of the Tsuut’ina
Nation. Any additional lands that maybe acquired by the Tsuut’ina Nation shall be
likewise be for the use and benefit of the Tsuut’ina Nation.
2. Tsuut’ina Lands are held collectively by the Citizens of the Tsuut’ina Nation. No
individual Citizen owns land. The Tsuut’ina Nation does not issue Certificates of
Possession to Individual Citizens.
3. Tsuut’ina Lands are a valuable resource and must be protected. The Tsuut’ina Nation
Way of Life is to maintain harmony between Citizens and their environment; to enforce,
preserve and protect the lands, air, water, flora, fauna, ecological systems, natural
resources, historical and cultural artifacts and archeological sites; and to create and
maintain conditions under which Citizens and nature may co-exist fulfilling the land,
environment, water , cultural protocols, social, economic, notwithstanding any other
requirements for the benefits of all generations of the Tsuut’ina Nation in perpetuity.
4. Certain Tsuut’ina Nation Citizens have been allocated land for their use. These Citizens
are responsible to mitigate and remedy all environmental concerns as approved by
Tsuut’ina Chief and Council and through individual efforts as trustee of the environment
and land use for succeeding generations. This means care-taking the lands to attain the
widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health
or safety or other undesirable and unintended consequences.
5. A Tsuut’ina Nation Citizen who has been allocated land must apply for leases and
permits for use of allocated lands.
6. All Tsuuti’ina Citizens are to respect land allocations while using lands for residency,
community use, economic development while not causing harm, hardship, or
trespassing through allocated lands.
7. The authority to designate, surrender, separate, or dispose of land for future
development for the benefit of the Tsuut’ina Nation belongs exclusively to the Tsuut’ina
Electorate to be decided on by a Referendum.
8. A Tsuut’ina Nation Citizen who has reached the age of 18 is entitled to receive land
allocation for house site through generational land allocation. Only in extreme
circumstance will a Tsuut’ina Citizen be approved land allocation through general lands
inventory.
9. All development on Tsuut’ina Lands, such as water developments, farms, homes and
businesses, shall be subject to law and policy to protect the collective interest.
10. Tsuut’ina Government may take possession of land for the beneficial use of the
Tsuut’ina Nation that any Citizen deprived of a previously authorized legal use will be
compensated utilizing the established base line formula applied to the Ring Road
Agreement that also included a nuisance fee.
11. In the event of death, the executor of the deceased person’s land use occupation will
present the wishes of the deceased to Chief and Council who have final approval.
In June 2020, Chief and Council approved the draft 11 Land & Environmental Principles
to go to Citizen Engagement for review and feedback. Please read through each
principal and provide any feedback or recommendations for consideration and
amendments, as per Part One of the Legislative Process Act.
11 Land and Environmental Principles