Algonquins of Ontario claim facing internal tensions, accusations some involved not Indigenous – APTN
March 11, 2015
Cracks are starting to show within the massive Algonquins of Ontario land claim as the chief of the only federally-recognized First Nation involved in the negotiations is beginning to question the authenticity of some who are claiming Algonquin ancestry to be part of the deal.
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation Chief Kirby Whiteduck said some in his community are starting to question the legitimacy of a number of people who have signed up claiming to be Algonquin.
“We are getting feedback that some members (of Pikwakanagan) knew some of these people all their lives and never once said they were Algonquins,” said Whiteduck. “Some of them now who said they were never Algonquin are now Algonquin chiefs. So the members don’t really appreciate that.”
