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JULY 6, 2000

New legislation would create a new Independent Claims Body to examine Native land claims and institute a $5 million cap per case on unresolved claims.

Leaders from Canada's 630 First Nations will decide on whether or not to accept the proposed legislation. It will be one of the issues discussed at the upcoming Assembly of First Nations next week.

Land claims are currently backlogged, with an estimated 450 left unresolved. In the past 20 years, 200 claims have been settled for nearly $1 billion.

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Ottawa plans agency to settle native claims (The National Post 7/6)