Peguis Treaty Land Entitlement Trust
“(v) promote the preservation, study and learning of the language and cultural heritage of the Beneficiary;”
“(vi) encourage community activities, including the annual Treaty Days, pow-wow and community gatherings;”
“(x) protect, preserve and advance the aboriginal and Treaty rights of Peguis and its members;”
“(ii) Enhance and promote educational opportunities...”
“(x) protect, preserve and advance the aboriginal and Treaty rights of Peguis and its members;”
Welcome
Q: What is the difference between Peguis Treaty Land Entitlement Trust and Peguis Surrender Claim Trust?
A: Peguis Treaty Land Entitlement is fundamentally different from Peguis Surrender Claim Trust. In a nutshell, Peguis TLE is about lands owed to Peguis under the terms of Treaty 1 entered into by the First Nation in 1871. In 2008, the federal government finally came to terms with Peguis on the amount of lands (and monies to enable land purchases) owed to our community. The compensation paid to Peguis was paid into a trust called the Peguis Treaty Land Entitlement Trust. The Surrender Claim Trust is a trust set up in 2008 to hold the compensation paid to our community for the wrongful taking – or “illegal surrender” - of our lands at St. Peter’s reserve. Canada agreed to compensate Peguis for this wrong and the monies were put into a trust called the Peguis Surrender Claim Trust. For information about the Peguis Surrender Claim Trust go here.
By James Wastasecoot
The Peguis First Nation Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) Trust held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2018 on May 24, 2019 at the Peguis Central School gym.
Councillor Mary Tyler Bear brought greetings from the Council. She conveyed regrets from Chief Hudson who was attending economic development meetings in Toronto. “I’m very grateful to have trustees in place who look after our trust,” she said. “The work they do is important to make sure that the trust fulfills its goal of acquiring lands and investing the trust funds.”
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