Private members’ bill in House of Commons brings plan for pair of Ontario First Nations to share management of national park on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe
Two Ontario First Nations could become co-managers of a new national urban park, under a plan that drew closer to reality on Wednesday with the passage of a private members’ bill in the House of Commons.
The land is the traditional territory of Anishinaabe communities, who were forced out in the 18th century. The groups would oversee the park in co-operation with Parks Canada, but the government has not said how duties would be divided.Parks Canada manages other national parks with Indigenous groups, but this would be the first such arrangement in a national urban park.
“Indigenous peoples have traditional territories in the areas of most parks, so there’s a direct connection there,” Caroline Macintosh, Parks Canada’s executive director for protected areas establishment, said in an interview. “This [program] also creates an opportunity for other First Nations and Indigenous populations to connect with each other.”“We logged it, industrialized it, farmed it, and now we’re struggling to have any remnants of our ecological past,” Mr.
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