Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is seeking an apology and reparations from Parks Canada for the forcible expulsion of community members to clear the way for the creation of the Wood Buffalo National Park
A member of a Northern Alberta First Nation and its chief say a warning from Parks Canada to stop harvesting salt from Wood Buffalo National Park is out of step with reconciliation efforts because their ancestors were forcibly expelled from their traditional lands in order to create the park.
“We ask that salt from the park stay in the park and not be sold as an ingredient in the bath blend or other products.”Report details harms to Alberta First Nation for creation of Wood Buffalo National Park On its website, Parks Canada says the park was established in 1922 “to protect the last remaining herds of bison in northern Canada” and today it “protects an outstanding and representative example of Canada’s Northern Boreal Plains.
In a statement, Parks Canada said it is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Spokesperson Tim Gauthier said traditional harvesting of salt by Indigenous peoples for personal use is allowed and commonly practised in Wood Buffalo. But he said commercial harvesting is not permitted.
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