Muskeg Lake Cree Nation

Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and Canada announce a new roadmap for advancing reconciliation and self-determination

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

This includes child and family services, policing and justice reform, public safety, health and other initiatives designed to promote community well-being and advance reconciliation.

Key Points: 
  • This includes child and family services, policing and justice reform, public safety, health and other initiatives designed to promote community well-being and advance reconciliation.
  • "Muskeg Lake Cree Nation is taking these steps that affirm and uphold our inherent right of self-government, based on our Treaty relationship with the Crown.
  • We acknowledge the Muskeg Lake leaders of the past that never departed from upholding our inherent rights and Treaty relationship."
  • "Today we are marking an important step toward a renewed relationship with Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.

Canada supports Saskatoon Tribal Council plans to launch education and awareness activities related to the legacy of residential schools

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line offers emotional support and crisis referral services for residential school Survivors and their families.

Key Points: 
  • The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line offers emotional support and crisis referral services for residential school Survivors and their families.
  • Today, Tribal Chief Mark Arcand, of Saskatoon Tribal Council, and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations announced funding of $368,079 in 2021-22 to support education and awareness activities related to the legacy of residential schools in Saskatoon.
  • The Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC), in partnership with the City of Saskatoon, will continue to host education and awareness activities on topics including reconciliation, and the legacy or residential schools.
  • Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) improves the quality of life of First Nations through mutually beneficial partnerships with community organizations and industry.

Canada and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation settle 1919 Soldier Settlement Board Surrender specific claim

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 4, 2022

MUSKEG LAKE CREE NATION TREATY 6, SK, Aug. 4, 2022 /CNW/ -Today, Chief Kelly Wolfe of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation; and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced that Muskeg Lake Cree Nationand the Government of Canada have reached a settlement of the 1919 Soldier Settlement Board Surrender specific claim.

Key Points: 
  • MUSKEG LAKE CREE NATION TREATY 6, SK, Aug. 4, 2022 /CNW/ -Today, Chief Kelly Wolfe of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation; and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced that Muskeg Lake Cree Nationand the Government of Canada have reached a settlement of the 1919 Soldier Settlement Board Surrender specific claim.
  • This marks a significant step toward addressing the wrongs done to the community and rebuilding Canada's relationship with Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.
  • Submitted by Muskeg Lake Cree Nationin February 2014, this specific claim concerns Canada's breach of pre-surrender and post-surrender obligations to the First Nation in relation to the 1919 surrender of 8,960 acres of Muskeg Lake reserve land for the purpose of providing settlement lands to veterans returning from the First World War.
  • The 1919 Soldier Settlement Board Surrender Specific Claim was accepted for negotiation in August 2017.

Government of Canada supports Muskeg Lake Cree Nation jurisdiction over child and family services

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 11, 2021

Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Canada and Saskatchewan will begin coordination agreement discussions to ensure a safe, effective, and respectful transition of jurisdiction over child and family services to Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.

Key Points: 
  • Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Canada and Saskatchewan will begin coordination agreement discussions to ensure a safe, effective, and respectful transition of jurisdiction over child and family services to Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.
  • Muskeg Lake Cree Nation has been working internally to strengthen and identify the key steps to exercise full jurisdiction in relation to child and family services.
  • To this end, it has taken interim steps to establish a Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Kinship Council that guides the Nation during the transition period.
  • "We support the approach taken by the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation as they assert their jurisdiction over child and family services.