Stanjikoming First Nation [Treaty land entitlement]

In July 1999, the First Nation requested that the Commission conduct an inquiry into a claim it had submitted in 1990, arguing that the federal government’s lack of response amounted to a "constructive rejection." The claim involves an alleged shortfall of 1,408 acres of treaty land, and flooding of reserve land by hydro development. In April 2000, the First Nation requested that the Commission put the inquiry in abeyance, but that it continue to facilitate discussions. In February 2005, the First Nation requested that the flooding portion of this inquiry be put in abeyance once again, as the First Nation, Canada, and the Province of Ontario have agreed to meet to negotiate the matter. However, should no settlement agreement be reached between the parties, the First Nation would like the Commission’s inquiry to resume.