B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations
Posted: Apr. 16, 2023 10:05AMFederal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller attends a press conference in Ottawa, on Feb. 28, 2023. The Canadian government says it's righting nearly a century of wrongs done to five B.C. First Nations by settling historic land claims owed under a treaty signed in 1899.
Miller said the feds will kick in $800 million as monetary compensation under the settlement, noting it’s owed to the First Nations and not “free money.” B.C. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Murray Rankin, meanwhile, said the province will provide 443 square kilometres of Crown land under the settlement to the five First Nations.
But he said the Saulteau were shortchanged and ended up losing access to their lands, their way of life, and their ability to generate wealth on their own territory. “It’s because of this unjustness that our elders set out to correct this wrongdoing,” he said. “They approached government expecting that they would honour their word, but doors were shut in their face.”Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Premier David Eby said the settlement marks a “huge milestone” on the “long road to reconciliation” with Treaty 8 signatory First Nations.
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