72.4 There are different categories of artifacts which require different custodial arrangements;

72.5 The agreements relating to custodial arrangements respect Nisga’a laws and lore and practices as well as statutory law relating to the CMC;

72.6 The Nisga’a have the first right of refusal to purchase artifacts;

72.7 Subsidiary or provincial museums which hold Nisga’a artifacts apart from CMC will transfer to Nisga’a in the same way;

72.8 Canada and British Columbia province will use reasonable efforts to facilitate Nisga’a access to artifacts held in other public and private collections;

72.9 Archaeological and heritage sites are protected and properly managed to protect them;

72.10 Artifacts found or discovered on provincial Crown lands other than Nisga’a reserves will be loaned and/or transferred to Nisga’a;

72.11 Special arrangements are made in regard to the disposition of archaeological human remains;

73. There is also a set of other practical arrangements which support the above framework and I will detail these in describing the model which I suggest we should adopt.

Hauraki Tino Rangatiratanga nga Taonga model

74. I propose we adopt the Hauraki Tino Rangatiratanga nga Taonga model, as it is an approach which I consider matches both the articles and principles of the Treaty of Waitangi more closely, than the current policy and practice surrounding our taonga. This proposal flows from our