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V-5.1 - The Cree Villages and the Naskapi Village Act
Section 14
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14. The council of a Cree village shall be composed of the persons exercising the offices of members of the council of the Cree Band having jurisdiction over the Category IA lands intended for the community, the members of which constitute the municipality. The council of the Naskapi village shall be composed of the persons exercising the offices of members of the council of the Naskapi Band having jurisdiction over the Category IA-N lands intended for the Naskapi community, the members of which constitute the municipality.
The chief and acting chief of the Cree or Naskapi Band shall be, respectively, the mayor and the acting mayor of the municipality.
In the case of the Council of the Cree Village of Chisasibi, if no Inuk from the Inuit community of Fort George is a member of the council by application of this section, one Inuk of the age of majority from this community shall be appointed to the council as an additional councillor; the appointment shall be made by the members of the age of majority of the Cree Village of Chisasibi from amongst those persons proposed by the Inuit community, which must submit at least two names.
In the case of the council of the Naskapi village, a person referred to in the first paragraph may be a member of the council only if he resides on Category I-N lands. If he ceases to reside on those lands during his term of office, he shall remain in office until the expiry of that term.
The members of the council of the Naskapi village must fill any vacancy resulting from the application of the fourth paragraph by appointing a person residing on Category I-N lands. If necessary, they shall designate the mayor or acting mayor from among their own number.
14. The council of a Cree village corporation shall be composed of the persons exercising the offices of members of the council of the Cree Band having jurisdiction over the Category IA lands intended for the community, the members of which constitute the corporation. The council of the Naskapi Village Corporation shall be composed of the persons exercising the offices of members of the council of the Naskapi Band having jurisdiction over the Category IA-N lands intended for the Naskapi community, the members of which constitute the corporation.
The chief and acting chief of the Cree or Naskapi Band shall be, respectively, the mayor and the acting mayor of the corporation.
In the case of the Council of the Corporation of the Cree Village of Fort George, if no Inuk from the Inuit community of Fort George is a member of the council by application of this section, one Inuk of the age of majority from this community shall be appointed to the council as an additional councillor; the appointment shall be made by the members of the age of majority of the Corporation of the Cree Village of Fort George from amongst those persons proposed by the Inuit community, which must submit at least two names.
In the case of the council of the Naskapi Village Corporation, a person referred to in the first paragraph may be a member of the council only if he resides on Category I-N lands. If he ceases to reside on those lands during his term of office, he shall remain in office until the expiry of that term.
The members of the council of the Naskapi Village Corporation must fill any vacancy resulting from the application of the fourth paragraph by appointing a person residing on Category I-N lands. If necessary, they shall designate the mayor or acting mayor from among their own number.
14. The municipal council shall be composed of the persons exercising the offices of members of the council of the Band having jurisdiction over the Category IA lands intended for the community, the members of which constitute the corporation.
The chief and acting chief of the Band shall be, respectively, the mayor and the acting mayor of the corporation.
In the case of the Council of the Corporation of the Cree Village of Fort George, if no Inuk from the Inuit community of Fort Goerge is a member of the council by application of this section, one Inuk of the age of majority from this community shall be appointed to the council as an additional councillor; the appointment shall be made by the members of the age of majority of the Corporation of the Cree Village of Fort George from amongst those persons proposed by the Inuit community, which must submit at least two names.
