First Nations take City of Kenora, Government of Canada to court over Anicinabe Park lands – CBC

Nov 20, 2024

‘Reconciliation has failed,’ says chief of Wauzhushk Onigum Nation

Chief Chris Skead of Wauzhushk Onigum Nation says the 14-acre lands of Anicinabe Park in the city of  Kenora, Ont., have been used by First Nations people for thousands of years, and they want it back under their control.

Now, more than 60 years after the Government of Canada sold the park to the City of Kenora, three First Nations are banding together to reclaim the space.

Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation, and Washagamis Bay First Nation filed a statement of claim in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice on Tuesday against the Attorney General of Canada and the City of Kenora.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/anicinabe-park-legal-case-1.7387816