MITAANJIGAMIING FIRST NATION — Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, Canada and Ontario have reached a settlement on the Treaty 3 Flooding Claim.
The tripartite settlement agreement will provide Mitaanjigamiing First Nation with $84.45 million in compensation, with Canada paying $45.05 million and Ontario paying $39.4 million.
The announcement was made by Chief Janice Henderson of Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, Jaime Battiste, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, and the Greg Rickford, Ontario minister of Indigenous affairs.
The claim was filed in response to the unauthorized and uncompensated flooding of reserve land due to the building of a dam across the Rainy River at Fort Frances-International Falls in the early 1900s, indicates a release.
The dam has continued to cause ongoing flooding on Mitaanjigamiing First Nation’s reserve lands. The claim was filed in 1994, accepted for negotiation by Ontario in 2003 and by Canada in April 2009.
“The successful resolution of this settlement marks an important step for Canada’s relationship with Mitaanjigamiing First Nation,” said Battiste in a statement.
“Today, we acknowledge Canada’s failure to protect the community’s lands and reiterate our commitment to rebuilding the broken trust. Together, we will continue to address these historical wrongs and support Mitaanjigamiing First Nation as it builds toward a brighter future for their community.”
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