First Nations in Manitoba suing province, company over logging on traditional lands – APTN News
Two First Nations in Manitoba are suing the Manitoba government and logging giant Louisiana-Pacific Canada, saying they were not consulted prior to timber cutting on their traditional lands.
Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation and Minegoziibe Anishinaabe, also known as Pine Creek First Nation, are turning to the courts to force the Manitoba government and Louisiana-Pacific to consult with them on commercial timber cutting.
“I’m not here to start a big fight over anything, a war or anything. I just want, I want accountability of where you’re cutting, what you’re doing, how you’re, how you must have policies, you got to follow them,” said Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation Chief Elwood Zastre.
Wuskwi Sipihk filed their lawsuit on Feb. 23, 2022, asking for a stop to ongoing logging and other forestry development.
