Quebec has agreed to repatriate 700 acres to the Mohawk Nation at Kahnawà:ke. The land agreement is a small portion of long-term negotiations about the Seigneury of Sault St. Louis grievance.
“This has huge significance,” said
Grand Chief Michael Ahríhrhon Delisle, Jr. “While Canada and Kahnawà:ke have been in formal Seigneury negotiations since 2005 Quebec has, until now, been reluctant to participate. This has now changed.”
“We’ve been discussing the return of lands and enlarging Kahnawà:ke’s footprint for many years,” he added.
“We’re finally sitting down with both levels of government to get down
to the business of settling our grievances and addressing the issue of
return of land.”
Tags: Quebec | Culture | indigenous peoples | kahnawake | lands to be returned | Mohawks | Native Americans
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