ACFN calls for reparations and hunting rights in Wood Buffalo National Park theturtleislandnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theturtleislandnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The First Nation is also demanding an official apology, reparations for decades of lost traditional land-use and an agreement on the future relationship with Parks Canada.
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“Now they want our help turning the park into a tourist attraction and help developing game regulations, when we haven’t even been allowed to hunt in the park for almost a hundred years,” said Chief Allan Adam of ACFN in an interview.
Report outlines violent, fraught history of Wood Buffalo National Park and impact on First Nation cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Wood Buffalo National Park // Parks Canada
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is demanding an apology and compensation for lost territory in Wood Buffalo National Park.
A report by Willow Springs Strategic Solutions conducted over the past two years looked into whether Treaty rights were violated by the creation of the country’s biggest National park.
Thirty interviews with current members of the First Nation were conducted, while historical documents found in Ottawa, Edmonton, Fort Chipewyan, and Fort McMurray were also reviewed.
The park was formed back in 1922 and expanded just four years later.
A ‘significant portion’ of the Dené community’s (which later became ACFN) territory was included in the park’s creation.