Completed Inquiries – Reports Released

31/05/2007

Saulteau First Nation [Treaty land entitlement and lands in severalty] – April 2007

In August 2003, the Treaty 8 Tribal Association on behalf of the Saulteau First Nation requested that the Commission conduct an inquiry into its claim, submitted in February 1995 and to which Canada had not responded. The First Nation alleges that Canada breached its legal and fiduciary duty by failing to perform its obligations under the land entitlement provision of Treaty 8, and claims a shortfall of 4,898 acres. The First Nation also maintains that a claim to land known as Deadman Creek should be recognized as entitlement under the severalty provision of Treaty 8.

It is anticipated that the Saulteau First Nation’s claims for treaty land entitlement and severalty will be accepted for negotiation. Therefore, the Saulteau First Nation requested that the inquiry into its claims be closed. A brief report was published in April 2007.

To download the news release

To download the report - PDF