Manitoba First Nations organization files lawsuit against Canada for alleged land treaty violation
A Manitoba First Nations organization is filing a lawsuit against the federal government for the alleged violation of a treaty land entitlement promise.
According to the Treaty Land Entitlement Committee of Manitoba, the lawsuit concerns 1.1 million acres of additional reserve land that was promised to TLEC First Nations 25 years ago.Since then, just over 565,000 acres have been set aside, says the TLEC. “Canada’s on-going violation of the Treaty promise to provide our First Nations with Reserve lands continues during this National Indigenous History Month,” says Chief Nelson Genaille, president of the TLEC.
“Because of this, we are now claiming economic loss and cultural and spiritual losses dating back to the making of our Treaties with the Crown due to Canada’s failure and delays in providing our Reserve lands.”
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