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Prime Minister Signs Historic $1.3B Land Claim Settlement With Siksika First Nation

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the chief of the Siksika First Nation have signed a historic land claim settlement, which the federal government says is one of the largest agreements of its kind in Canada.

Trudeau and Marc Miller, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, participated in the signing ceremony Thursday at Siksika First Nation with Chief Ouray Crowfoot, band council and community members. “We’re gathered today to right a wrong from the past,” Trudeau said during the ceremony. Read more: Protesters gather outside Calgary hotel where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staying The federal government said the settlement dates back more than a century when Canada broke its Blackfoot Treaty promise and took almost half of Siksika Nation’s reserve land, including some of its agricultural lands, to sell to people who settled in the area.

The agreement provides $1.3 billion in compensation to Siksika Nation to resolve outstanding land claims, which includes about 46,500 hectares of Siksika’s Reserve and certain mineral rights taken by Canada.

Trudeau said it’s important to move forward as partners with Indigenous people. “This settlement will enable you to invest in your priorities like infrastructure, education and supports for Elders and youth,” he told those gathered. “It will create new economic, social and cultural opportunities.” Crowfoot said the settlement doesn’t make up for past wrongs, but it will make a difference in people’s lives. “Canada needs to stop using the word reconciliation.

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