Parks Canada said the agreement is part of a larger move within the agency to reopen lands to First Nations from which they were removed when the parks were created.
An elk greets visitors to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge on June 24, 2013 near Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Jasper is the largest National Park in the Canadian Rockies and features glaciers, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls, and mountains.Parks Canada and two First Nations have signed an agreement that points to a stronger Indigenous voice in parks management and opens the door to harvesting in
The agreement, which renews an age-old treaty between the Stoney Nation in Alberta and Simpcw First Nation in British Columbia, is to be marked later this month in a ceremony, which will involve the hunting of a small number of elk, deer and mountain sheep. Parks Canada spokesman Mark Young said the agreement is part of a larger move within the agency to reopen lands to First Nations from which they were removed when the parks were created.Chief George Lampreau of the Simpcw said his people were stewards of that land for centuries and are deeply committed to keeping it healthy.
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