Ontario First Nations say they never agreed to give up governance of their land to the Crown, allege Ontario and Canada make unilateral decisions without First Nations participation
A group of First Nations from Northern Ontario has filed a lawsuit against the province and Canada, asserting that they never gave up any rights to govern their own territories through its treaty agreement with the Crown, and that they will not allow any decisions about their lands to be made without their full consultation and consent, including resource projects.
“It’s been a fraud committed by the Crown governments for the last 120 years in Ontario,” Ms. Kempton told media at Queen’s Park on Wednesday. “It’s not to say that nothing would ever get consented to. But it’s to say it has to be consented to by both sides,” Ms. Kempton said.Premier Doug Ford Kelvin Moonias, a member of the band council of Neskantaga, yelled: “You’re not crossing our river, no way.”
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