Column: Anishinabek First Nations are sovereign peoples with inherent rights – Sudbury Star
Jan 15, 2026
The Anishinabek Nation firmly asserts that the claims made by retired real estate and business lawyer Peter Best in response to our position on critical minerals shared by The Sudbury Star published on Jan. 6, 2026, are rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of First Nation rights and their legal status within Canada.
His assertions that the Anishinabek have no “inherent rights,” that “no one does,” and implying that treaties have extinguished all Aboriginal claims, are inaccurate and legally flawed.
