Boughton Associate Counsel is interviewed by CBC News regarding future of Council of Yukon First Nations

Boughton's Associate Counsel, Daryn Leas, was interviewed on March 1, 2010 by CBC News with respect to the future of the Council of Yukon First Nations. Mr. Leas was chosen as a task force member by the Council in order to contemplate a new role for the Council of Yukon First Nations. The Council, which was originally formed in 1973, was formed to negotiate the Yukon's land claims. However, as the territory's First Nations are continuously resolving their land claims, membership in the Council has continued to decline. Is there still purpose for the Council of Yukon First Nations?

Follow this link to read the full story:

www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/03/01/cyfn-assembly.html

On March 3, 2010 CBC News advised that the Yukon's aboriginal leaders had reached a new agreement with respect to a future role for the Council of Yukon First Nations, it is expected to be ratified on March 29, 2010. To read CBC News' full story, follow this link:

www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/03/03/cyfn-mandate-agreement.html

As Associate Counsel with Boughton Law Corporation, Daryn focuses his practice on constitutional, environmental, employment and administrative law as they apply to issues affecting First Nations.

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