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Home /Claimsmap /Ontario /Inquiries /Claims Within Inquiry Process /Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation [Gunshot Treaty] Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation [Gunshot Treaty]The First Nation claims damages for loss of certain lands and rights to fish, hunt and trap in the area east of Toronto. It argues that these damages are a result of the non-binding nature of the 1788 Gunshot Treaty, under which the land was surrendered, and that the government breached its fiduciary duty to protect the First Nation in its possession of these lands. The Commission held a planning conference in July 1998. In September 1998, the First Nation requested that the claim be put in abeyance while its Toronto Purchase claim is under consideration. The Toronto Purchase claim remains in negotiation. |