Traditional territory includes East Side

GERALD Flood’s column, (Province might cede East Side, March 24), expresses an old-fashioned colonial attitude. Flood’s assumption that the land was terra nullius or empty is exactly the approach that the colonialists took to remove First Nations from their traditional territories in the first place. This Doctrine of Discovery has … Continue Reading

Province gives $2.5M for aboriginal land-use planning

The province is giving the Wabanong Nakaygum Okimawin (WNO) Council of Chiefs $2.5 million over five years for land-use planning in their traditional area on the east side of Lake Winnipeg.

“Traditional land-use planning will assist First Nations and Aboriginal Peoples with mapping burial and other traditional sites, as well … Continue Reading