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First Nations governments are formed by a chief and councillors who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the First Nation and its members. A new option for conducting elections, The First Nations Election Act became law on April 2, 2015. As a result, First Nations are now able to hold elections in four different ways.
1. By following the Indian Act and the Indian Band Election Regulations;
2. Under the new First Nations Elections Act and the First Nations Elections Regulations;
3. Under a Custom Election Code as developed by the community in accordance with the traditional laws and customs of that particular Nation; or
4. Pursuant to a community's constitution contained in a self-government agreement.
In the fall of 2015, The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, conduced public information sessions in five First Nations Communities and with the First Nations Lawyers and Law Students. Please click on the link below for the power point presentation and handouts from the education sessions. Please note that the information contained in links are for educational and information sharing purposes and is not intended to constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon in that respect.
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1. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
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Matrimonial Real Property Law
Information Sessions
Bear River – March 9, 2017
Pictou Landing – March 6, 2017
Paqtnkek – March 14, 2017
Sipeknekatik – March 8, 2017
Millbrook – March 10, 2017
Angelina Amaral, Mi’kmaw Lawyer
Giancarla Francis, Mi’kmaw Lawyer
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Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
Legal Disclaimer
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• This presentation does not provide legal
advice.
• It is for educational purposes only.
• If you need legal advice, please speak with a
lawyer.
• Lawyer Referral Service: 800-665-9779 (toll
free).
3. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
Angelina Amaral, BA, MEd and JD.
• Member of the Miawpukek (Conner River) First
Nation.
• Called to the Bar in June of 2015.
Before law school…
• Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network
• Healing Our Nations
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4. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
Outline
1. Background on the band MRP law.
2. When do band MRP laws apply?
3. What are Exclusive Occupation Orders?
4. What are Emergency Protection Orders?
5. What is the role of Chief and Council?
6. Other provisions (enforcement and mediation).
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5. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
Introduction
Five CMM bands have their own
Matrimonial Real Property (MRP) laws:
1. Bear River, December 16, 2014.
2. Millbrook, December 1, 2014.
3. Paqtnkek, December 18, 2014
4. Pictou Landing, December 16, 2014.
5. Sipekne’katik, September 25, 2015.
For a complete copy of these laws:
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6. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
Background
Why did the five CMM bands enact their own MRP
law?
• Provincial laws relating to MRP do not apply on reserve.
• Family Home on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or
Rights Act (FHRMIRA) was introduced by the federal
government to fill this gap.
• If a band did not want FHRMIRA to apply to their
community, the band had to pass their own MRP law before
December 16, 2014.
• A band can enact a MRP law at any time and no longer have
FHRMIRA apply.
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7. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
The Making of the Band MRP Law
• The Chiefs set up a drafting
committee.
• A MRP law template was drafted.
• Community information sessions
were held in each CMM band.
• A vote was held in the community.
• The law was ratified by five CMM
bands.
Committee Members:
• CMM, Mary Jane Abram
• CMM, Susan Cook
• Legal Drafter, Bryna Fraser Hatt
• Annapolis Valley, Gerald Toney Sr.
• Bear River, Sherry Pictou
• Glooscap, Amanda Peters
• Paqtnkek, Darlene (Dolly) Prosper
• Sipekne’katik, Jim Michael
• Pictou Landing, Sally Duff
• Millbrook, Shelly Martin
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8. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
Community Ratification
1. The MRP law was mailed to all band
members (on and off reserve).
2. Had to pass a threshold and a majority
vote:
• Threshold: 25% of eligible voters had to vote.
• Majority: 51% of those who voted had to vote YES.
Annapolis Valley and Glooscap did not enact a
MRP law.
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9. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
When Do Band MRP Laws Apply?
When at least one partner is a band
member and…
• The couple is married or in a common
law relationship and live on reserve.
• Only applies to real property, not
personal property.
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Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
The court will use the band’s MRP law
to make decisions about:
1. The use, occupation and
possession of MRP;
2. The division of value of the
family home; and
3. The division of value for any
other family real property on
reserve.
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Unless there is a valid
domestic agreement
A domestic agreement is valid if:
• In writing;
• Signed and dated;
• The parties had legal capacity;
and
• The document is witnessed.
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Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
Family Homes on Reserve
Non-band owned family homes
A spouse cannot give, sell, exchange
or dispose of the home in any way,
unless:
• The other spouse agrees in
writing;
• There is a domestic agreement; or
• If the family home is subject to a
Ministerial Loan Guarantee, the
Council consents to or authorizes
the transaction.
Band owned family homes
The people living in the house do not
own the family home:
• The home is the legal property of
the band.
• Band members only have a right to
occupy (use) the home.
• People living in the home are like
tenants.
• The band’s housing policy decides
what happens to band owned
homes after an order expires.
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12. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
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Scenario 1
A same sex couple has lived in a marriage-like relationship for the past five years. One
Spouse is a Band Member and the other is not. During the relationship the Spouses lived
in a Family Home on CP lands owned by the Band Member Spouse. As a result of
financial difficulties, the Band Member Spouse owes a substantial debt to another Band
Member. In order to repay the debt the Band Member Spouse has agreed to transfer the
CP to the other Band Member.
Under the Band MRP Law
The Band Member Spouse cannot sell or transfer the CP to another Band Member unless
the non-Band Member Spouse agrees to the sale or transfer. The sex or gender of a
Spouse is not relevant to the application of the Band MRP Law.
13. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
Exclusive Occupation Orders (EOO)
An EOO is a court order that gives one spouse the
right to occupy the family home.
• Can be given for band owned homes, as well as, non-
band owned homes.
• Given for a short period (max of 1 year).
• Automatic right upon the death of a spouse.
• Have to apply to a court for an EOO after the
breakdown of a relationship.
The spouse who is not granted an EOO:
• Can be stopped from entering the home; or
• Can only enter under certain conditions.
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Note: After an EOO
expires; the band’s
housing policy will
determine what will
happen to a Band
Owned Home.
14. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
EOO upon the Death of a Spouse
The surviving spouse, band member or not, can:
• Occupy the home for 180 days; and
• Can apply for extension of up to 1 year (which will include the 180
days).
Can ONLY apply for an extension if the spouse is:
• The primary care giver of a band member child; or
• Is a band member with Indian status, when there are no children
involved.
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15. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
Member Mi’kmaw Bands
Annapolis Valley ● Bear River ● Glooscap ● Millbrook ● Paqtnkek ● Pictou Landing ● Sipekn’katik
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Scenario 2
A non-Band Member father has lived on the reserve for 15 years. His Band Member wife
has passed away leaving the father to care for their young children, who are Band
Members with Indian status. The wife held a CP to the Family Home and lands. Now, the
father finds himself looking for a new place to live for him and his children since the right to
own the family home cannot be passed to a non-Band Member.
Under the Band MRP Law
The non-Band Member father would have a minimum of 180 days to stay in the home. This
would give him time to search for a new home and develop a plan.
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Member Mi’kmaw Bands
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EOO upon Relationship Breakdown
A spouse can ONLY apply for an EOO if they:
• Are the primary care giver of a band member child; or
• They are a band member with Indian status, when there are no children
involved.
The spouse granted the EOO can:
• Occupy the home for up to 90 days; and
• Can apply for extension. The total amount of time a person can stay in
the home on an EOO cannot be more then 1 year.
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When deciding to extend an EOO, the
court will:
1. Priority given to the spouse with primary care
or the custodial parent of band member
children with Indian status (whether or not the
parent is a band member or status Indian).
2. If the spouses have shared custody of a band
member child, the spouse with Indian status
and band membership will stay in the family
home.
3. If there are no band member children, the
spouse who is a band member and has Indian
status will stay in the family home.
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Member Mi’kmaw Bands
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If both spouses are band members with Indian
status, the court will also consider:
• Best interests of the child.
• Financial positions of the spouses.
• Medical conditions of the spouses.
• Domestic violence.
• Elderly people living in the home and who are
caring for them.
• The length of time each spouse has lived in the
home.
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To apply for an EOO you must:
• Choose the proper court – NSSC or NSSC (Family Division).
• File a Notice of Application (form used will depend on the court chosen).
• Set out the grounds for the order.
• File an Affidavit and a Statement of Property.
• Pay the filing fee or submit a fee waiver, if you qualify.
• Serve a copy of all documents given to the court to all required persons.
• Respond to any new information brought forward.
• Attend Court on the date and time given in the application.
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Scenario 3
Two Band Members with Indian status have been married for seven years. Two
years into their marriage, the husband’s grandmother and his niece, whom the
grandmother was raising, came to live with the couple as the grandmother was
having difficulties. The husband is her primary caregiver, while the wife must
frequently travel for work. The Spouses decided to separate and both want to
remain in the Family Home.
Under the Band MRP Law
One or both of the Spouses can apply for Exclusive Occupation of the Family Home.
When deciding who will stay in the home a judge will consider, among other
factors, the best interest of any Child living in the Family Home and the interests of
any elderly person who also lives in the Family Home.
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Family Real Property on Reserve
Family Real Property includes:
• Any rights or interests a spouse
may have in First Nation lands:
• A hunting camp.
• Rental units.
• CP lands used by the family.
• An allotment set aside for cultivation
or livestock.
• Mobile homes.
Family Real Property does not include:
• The family home.
• Property acquired by a spouse by
way of inheritance or gift,
• Unless the inheritance or gift was
given to both spouses to use
together.
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Entitlements of each Spouse
Upon the death of a spouse:
• A Band member with Indian status can receive ownership of the MRP.
Upon the breakdown of a relationship:
• An equal division of the value of the non-band owned family home and family
real property.
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Valuation and Division of MRP
What will be valued and divided?
1. A non-band owned family home.
2. All family real property.
The value of the MRP will be based on:
• What a buyer would reasonably be expected
to pay for a home or real property, less any
outstanding debts; or
• The amount agreed upon by the parties.
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NOTE: Reserve lands are
owned collectively by
band members, because
of this the value of real
property is not equivalent
to the value of the same
property off reserve.
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Unequal Division
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• A court can order an unequal division of the
MRP.
• To do this a court must find that an equal
division of the non-band owned family home
and the family real property would be:
• Unfair; or
• Inequitable.
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Date of Valuation
• The date the MRP is valued at will be the
earliest of the following dates:
• The date of divorce;
• The date the spouses began to live separate and
apart;
• The date the spouses showed intention to end
their relationship;
• The date a spouse dies; or
• The date an application is made under the MRP
law.
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Scenario 4
After 20 years of marriage a couple decide to separate. During their relationship
the Spouses lived in a Band Owned Home. At the time of separation the Family
Real Property consists of CP lands held by the wife. A trailer was parked on the
CP lot and used as rental income to support the family and a hunting camp the
wife’s father gifted to both the Spouses. At the hunting camp the husband built a
boat dock and small windmill.
Under the band MRP laws
Each Spouse is entitled to half the value of all Family Real Property owned by one
of the Spouses. Under the band MRP law a Court may determine the value of the
CP lands, the trailer, the hunting camp, the boat dock and the windmill.
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Emergency Protection Orders (EPO)
An EPO is a court order that removes one spouse from the
family home:
• For up to 30 days.
• On an urgent basis (such as in situations of family violence).
• Peace officers and health care professionals can apply for an EPO
on behalf of a spouse (with consent or leave of the designated
judge).
• A designate judge can grant an EPO at any time.
An EPO can help victims of family violence by:
• Keeping a spouse away from the family home and workplace.
• Prohibiting a spouse from communicating with specific family
members.
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Other provisions an EPO can have:
• Require a band member to leave the home and allow
a non-band member to occupy the home.
• Require the immediate removal of a spouse or that
the spouse leave by a certain time.
• Prohibit any person required to leave the home from
being near the family home.
• That a peace officer supervise the removal of
personal belongings of the spouse of other specified
person.
• Any other provisions a judge considers necessary for
the immediate protection of the person or property.
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Scenario 5
A Band Member, who has five children, was forced to leave her Family Home and
community due to family violence and a chronic housing shortage. However, she could
not find affordable housing off the reserve. Due to her financial situation, she was forced to
live at a rundown boarding house with her five children. She went to the authorities for help
to find housing for her and her children. The authorities responded by apprehending her five
children.
Under the band MRP law
The woman is able to apply for an EPO. Even though she left the community she could still
apply for an EPO and the authorities (a peace officer or health care professions) are able to
make the application on her behalf. In addition to an EPO, the woman may apply for an
EOO for the Family Home for up to one year.
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Member Mi’kmaw Bands
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Role of Chief and Council
The Council may make representations to the court when:
• The community’s collective rights or interest are engaged.
• The band has a financial interest in the MRP of the spouses.
• Making an EOO for a band owned home.
• Extending an EOO for a surviving spouse beyond 180 days.
The Council is entitled to receive a copy of every application
to the court.
• Except EPO applications, but will receive a copy of the
court order.
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Mediation
• Spouses are encouraged to
resolve their differences through
mediation.
• Mediation can be done in
accordance with the traditions,
customs and practices of the
band.
• If mediation is not working the
spouses can go to court.
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Enforcement
• It is an offence to breach a court order or decision made
under the band MRP law.
• If found guilty a person is liable for a summary offence.
• First offence - fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for up to
3 months or both; or
• Subsequent offences - fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment
for up to 1 year or both.
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Special Thanks
• A special thank you to the National
Aboriginal Lands Managers Association
for funding this MRP education project;
• Bryna Fraser for the development of the
Emergency Protection Order pamphlet;
• Robin Thompson for assisting with the
PowerPoint presentation; and
• Giancarla Francis for assisting with the
social media campaign.
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