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Many of the world's native people have struggled over the years with issues on land rights and ownership with Europeans who settled on their ancestral lands. There are similarities and differences in the history and approaches to achieving land claim agreements in the developed nations of Australia, Canada, and the United States. While there are fundamental similarities and differences in the way Native Land Claim Agreements were achieved in these countries, the notion of land right in these countries is based on the British concept of property rights and ownership. This paper explores the similarities and differences in Native Land Claim Agreements in Australia, Canada and the United States. As the largest agreement, achieved in Canada in the 20th century, Nunavut Land Claim Agreement (NLCA) is examined within the context of Modern Land Claim Agreements (MLCA). This agreement restored land rights to, provided monetary compensation, and established development corporations and self-government to the people in Nunavut. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]