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 Thirty interviews with current members of the First Nation were conducted, while historical documents found in Ottawa, Edmonton, Fort Chipewyan, and Fort McMurray were also reviewed.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.