Posted on 14/05/08
Native band sues for $550-billion, saying mine sites belong to them
OTTAWA -- The Whitefish Lake First Nation is suing Ottawa and Ontario for $550-billion, claiming the dozens of mines that are humming once again in Sudbury are on native land.Describing the massive price tag as a conservative estimate, the band has filed a claim with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, arguing that surveyors erred in 1885, drawing up the reserve's boundaries in a much more limited way than what was agreed to orally and in writing in the Robinson Huron Treaty 35 years prior.
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