ENROLMENT BOARD. 4.5.1 An Enrolment Board shall be established, at the date of settlement legislation, composed of:
(a) five persons appointed by the Gwich’in including not less than one from each of the Gwich’in communities, whose names appear on the Official Voters List described in 28.3.1; and
(b) during the initial enrolment period only, two persons appointed by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
4.5.2 The Enrolment Board shall:
(a) enroll persons who are eligible to be enrolled pursuant to 4.2, and for whom application for enrolment has been received pursuant to 4.3;
(b) establish an Enrolment Register, and maintain therein a record of all enrolled persons;
(c) maintain a record of those persons whose applications for enrolment were rejected;
(d) publish the Enrolment Register at least once a year;
(e) prepare an annual budget for the operation of the Enrolment Board and present it for review and approval to the Government of Canada;
(f) prepare and provide application forms and information. Application forms shall provide that an applicant:
ENROLMENT BOARD. 4.4.1 An Enrolment Board shall be established, at the date of settlement legislation, composed of:
(a) seven persons appointed by the Sahtu Tribal Council, one from each of the aboriginal communities, whose names appear on either of the Official Voters Lists described in 3.1 of appendix D; and
(b) during the initial enrolment period only, two persons appointed by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
4.4.2 The Enrolment Board shall:
(a) establish an Enrolment Register and enter therein the name of each person who is eligible to be enrolled pursuant to 4.2.1 or 4.2.2:
(i) who is not a minor and who applies to the Board to be enrolled; or
(ii) who is a minor and for whom the Board receives an application for enrolment by that person's parent or guardian;
(b) maintain the Enrolment Register;
(c) maintain a record of those persons whose applications for enrolment were rejected;
(d) remove from the Enrolment Register the name of any person:
(i) who is not a minor and who notifies the Board in writing that that person's name is to be removed from the Register; or
(ii) who is a minor and whose parent or guardian notifies the Board in writing that that minor's name is to be removed from the Register.
(e) publish the Enrolment Register at least once a year;
(f) during the initial enrolment period, prepare an annual budget for the operation of the Enrolment Board and present it for review and approval to the Government of Canada;
(g) prepare and provide application forms and information. Application forms shall provide that an applicant:
(i) identify the aboriginal community with which the applicant wishes to be enrolled; and
(ii) identify whether the applicant is applying to be enrolled pursuant to 4.2.1 or pursuant to
(h) determine its own procedures and rules of evidence which shall be in accordance with principles of natural justice;
(i) notify each applicant whose name has not been entered in the Enrolment Register of the reasons for the decision to refuse enrolment and of that applicant's right to appeal from any decision with respect to enrolment;
(j) prepare and provide to each participant proof of enrolment under this agreement; and
(k) prior to enrolling a person who applies to be enrolled pursuant to 4.2.2, obtain the written consent of such person that he or she shall be deemed to be Sahtu Dene or Metis upon enrolment as provided in 4.2.3(b).
ENROLMENT BOARD. 3.3.1 The Final Agreement will provide that, immediately following the Effective Date, an Enrolment Board shall be established to carry out the functions described in this Chapter.
3.3.2 The Enrolment Board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Algonquins of Ontario.
3.3.3 The first appointments made to the Enrolment Board shall be made after consultation with Canada and Ontario.
ENROLMENT BOARD. The Enrolment Board comprises seven Sahtu mem- bers appointed by the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated (SSI) from their home communities and two mem- bers. appointed by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The Board enrols those Sahtu Dene and Metis who are entitled to benefit from the Agreement. It also keeps a register of those enrolled, which it publishes annually. The Board has nine members: seven appointed by the SSI and two appointed by the Government of Canada. The seven SSI appointees are Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxxx of Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx of Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Doctor and Xxxxx Norwegian of Tulita, Xxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx of Fort Good Hope, and Xxxxx Xxxxxx of Xxxxxxxx Lake. The two Government of Canada appointees are Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx of Yellowknife and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of Xxxxxx Xxxxx. The chairperson is Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxxx and the vice-chairperson is Xxxx Xxxxx. Xxxx Xxxxxxx of Xxxxxx is the enrolment co-ordinator and Xxxx Xxxxxx of Deline is the receptionist-clerk. in 1995-1996, the directors selected an Enrolment Board executive committee consisting of the chairper- son, the vice-chairperson and the enrolment co-ordinator. In 1995-1996, the Board held 10 meetings and the executive committee held three additional meetings. Board members approved or rejected enrolment applications submitted under Section 4.2 of the Agreement. As of February 29, 1996, the Board had enrolled 2,124 beneficiaries. The Board also reviewed monthly expenditures and activity reports, and developed work plans to fulfil its mandate. The Board published the 1995 Enrolment Registry listing 1,998 eligible beneficiaries under the Agreement. The registry was distributed to all land corporations in the Sahtu region, and copies were also circulated outside the region. The Board undertook an extensive advertising cam- paign within the Sahtu Settlement Area by placing advertisements in newspapers, distributing posters throughout the Sahtu region and offering a toll-free telephone line. There was a positive response to the advertisements and the free telephone line allowed applicants to acquire information readily as well as enabling Board members to maintain regular contact with the office. Enrolment kits were prepared provid- ing information, application forms and prepaid return envelopes for applicants, and allowed individuals to notify the Board of other potential beneficiaries. Church records from the last century were gathered by the Board and used 10 complete famil...
