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Land claims take center stage at AFN Indigenous Laws gathering – The Hamilton Spectator

June 20, 2024

Grand Chiefs and council members from Anishinabe Algonquin communities joined the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations in Ottawa recently to sign an agreement on a dedicated space for them on Parliament Hill.

Those nations’ representatives joined Crown-Indigenous Relations minister Gary Anandasangaree in signing what the government called a “landmark” agreement for the construction of a dedicated Algonquin space as part of Canada’s commitment to establish a national space for Indigenous peoples on Parliament Hill.

Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council Grand Chief Savanna McGregor said the move – which will give her people their own space in Canada’s federal-government buildings – “means everything.”

Read More: https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/land-claims-take-center-stage-at-afn-indigenous-laws-gathering/article_db027a10-6ba0-56f4-b04a-585bd428146a.html

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