Canada signs multi-million dollar land claim settlement with Tsuu T’ina First Nation

Canada has signed a multi-million dollar land claim settlement with Tsuu T’ina First Nation in Alberta. Tsuu T’ina Nation will receive $20.8 million that will resolve three specific claims which relate to three separate transactions involving the Glenmore Reservoir in the 1930s in which the nation did not receive adequate compensation. “On behalf of Tsuu T’ina citizens, and my council colleagues, and particularly our elders, I want to thank the government of Canada, the minister and his department for coming to the table respectfully and completing this land claim settlement,” said Chief Roy Whitney-Onespot. “The settlement resolves a long standing issue for our people and was accomplished through patient negotiation by Tsuu T’ina chiefs and councils before me. The settlement will aid in the nation’s goal of economic self-sufficiency over the long term.”