Land Claim
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Feds settle with Sask. First Nation over past claimsThe federal government settled a compensation agreement with Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation for the surrender of 18,352.8 acres of reserve lands in 1909.CanadaAug 31, 2023
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New Brunswick wants thousands of land owners excluded from Indigenous title claimThe Wolastoqey Nation filed a land claim in 2020 seeking title to more than 50,000 square kilometres in the province that the nation claims as its traditional lands.CanadaAug 28, 2023
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Jackie Vautour’s family discussing next steps after belongings boxed from N.B. parkThe granddaughter of a man who laid claim to land in New Brunswick's Kouchibouguac National Park says it is a frustrating time for her family.CanadaApr 12, 2023
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Lawyer for First Nation says goal of B.C. land claim case is reconciliationThe lawyer for a First Nation fighting for title to part of Nootka Island says in his closing argument that the underlying objective of the court proceeding is reconciliation.PoliticsSep 27, 2022
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Zagimē Anishinabēk to receive $20.5M settlement due to insufficient reserve land under treatyFederal and provincial governments will compensate Saskatchewan's Zagimē Anishinabēk $20.5 million to correct a shortfall in reserve land promised to them under Treaty 4 in 1874.CanadaJun 30, 2022
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Mi’kmaw chiefs reject Acadian-Métis as distinct group, oppose Vautour N.B. land claimMi'kmaw chiefs in New Brunswick are speaking out to oppose the land claim by the family of the late Jackie Vautour involving property within Kouchibouguac National Park.CanadaMar 25, 2022
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Mohawk Council of Kahnawake ‘repulsed’ by politicization of Habs’ land acknowledgmentThe elected council for the First Nations reserve across the river from Montreal commended the hockey club's gesture as an example of true reconciliation.CanadaOct 21, 2021
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Major land claim agreement reached between Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, federal government"This settlement is a new beginning for us as a First Nation, and it provides major economic stimulus to New Brunswick’s economy in these difficult and uncertain times."CanadaApr 12, 2021
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Saskatchewan First Nation awarded nearly $127M in decades-long land claim settlementThe Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation has been awarded about $127 million in a decades-long land claim settlement.CanadaJan 20, 2021
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Black Nova Scotia man ‘overjoyed’ as struggle for land title moves forwardThe problem dates back to the 1800s when the Nova Scotia government distributed land to white and Black Loyalists.CanadaAug 9, 2020
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