Healing and Reconciliation Continue at Ipperwash Park
May 28, 2009 11:53 AM
Ontario and Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation Sign Transfer Agreement
Ipperwash Provincial Park land is being transferred to the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation.
Following a traditional sunrise ceremony, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Brad Duguid and Chief Elizabeth Cloud today signed an agreement to transfer Ipperwash Provincial Park land to the First Nation.
The agreement sets out the next steps for the transfer of park land, including environmental and archeological assessments and discussions on how park land will be used until the land transfer is complete.
The transfer of Ipperwash park land is just one step toward local healing and reconciliation as discussed in the Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry.
QUICK FACTS
- The Ipperwash Inquiry investigated the events surrounding the tragic death of Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation member Anthony O'Brien (Dudley) George in September 1995.
- Justice Sidney Linden's Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry was released on May 31, 2007.
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"This agreement will lead to further healing and reconciliation across Ontario as we work together with Aboriginal partners to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry."
– Brad Duguid
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
"The signing of this transfer agreement today is an important step toward meeting our commitment to transfer Ipperwash Provincial Park to the people of Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation."
– Donna Cansfield
Minister of Natural Resources
"We are grateful to see this Ipperwash Inquiry recommendation fulfilled and are thankful for the many people and especially Dudley for his personal sacrifice."
– Elizabeth Cloud
Chief of Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation
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