specific claims
Quebec First Nation waiting to see if feds appeal specific claims ruling
The Atikamekw of Opticiwan scored the win of the federal government Wednesday.
Ottawa offers $239 million to settle historical Akwesasne claim
Claim dates back to 1800s
Aboriginal Affairs using ‘false’ statements to trumpet specific claims successes: report
The federal Aboriginal Affairs department has used “misleading” and “false” statements to claim success in dealing with historical grievances known as specific claims, a new report has found.
Harper government forcing relocation of FN claims tribunal to “smother” it, says grand chief
A tribunal created to deal with historic First Nation grievances is slowly being smothered by the Harper government, said a British Columbia grand chief in response to revelations the independent body is now being relocated and stripped of the ability to run its own affairs.
Chiefs warn of ‘direct action’ over Ottawa’s tactics on specific claims
First Nation Chiefs say Canada needs to improve the specific claims process by November 2015 or face “direct action.”
Aboriginal Affairs slashes specific claims research budget triggering Oka-repeat warnings
The federal Aboriginal Affairs department cut its specific claims research budget as part of on-going government-wide belt-tightening in a move that one senior British Columbia chief says is contributing to creating the same environment that produced the 1990 Oka crisis.
Aboriginal Affairs ‘paternalistic, self-serving’ in its use of ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ offers
The Specific Claims Tribunal blasted a branch of Aboriginal Affairs for being “paternalistic, self-serving, arbitrary and disrespectful” in a recent ruling impacting the department’s “take-it-or-leave-it” gambit to settle historical claims with First Nations.
Ottawa, Chippewas settled 200 year-old claim over lost reserve land
The Harper government and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation have settled a 200 year-old claim over sold reserve land that forced the relocation of a community.
