EVENT INFORMATION

26
October
2024

Canada apologizes to five Anishinaabeg First Nations and commemorates CAD$447.9 million settlement

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📅 26 October 2024 📍 Canada

Canada apologized to Aundeck Omni Kaning, M’Chigeeng, Sheguiandah, Sheshegwaning and Zhiibaahaasing First Nations for mismanaging money owed from late-1800s land sales. The Crown had used those funds to build roads and open Manitoulin Island for settlement rather than allowing the communities to benefit. The five Nations also commemorated a CAD$447.9 million settlement resolving three historic claims. The remedy combines acknowledgment and substantial compensation for misappropriated funds, while the apology itself recognizes harms that continued across generations.

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People in this event

Gary Anandasangaree

leadership and Elders of five First Nations

Organizations in this Event

Government of Canada

Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation

M’Chigeeng First Nation

Sheguiandah First Nation

Sheshegwaning First Nation

Zhiibaahaasing First Nation