Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation signs $630M settlement agreement with Ottawa

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 17, 2025 7:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has signed a $630 cardinal colony with Ottawa that fulfills a Treaty 6 work to supply cultivation benefits to First Nations.

"This colony is astir much than conscionable compensation — it's astir Canada honouring its pact commitments," said Chief Peter Beatty successful a quality release.

The colony was finalized March 5 with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree signing connected behalf of Ottawa and is portion of the alleged cows-and-plows settlement.

In a erstwhile interview, Anandasangaree announced 14 Saskatchewan First Nations would get a combined $1.72 billion.

Treaties created betwixt First Nations and the Crown made promises including manus tools specified arsenic spades, scythes and axes, arsenic good arsenic bigger instrumentality similar plows, harrows and pit saws, to beryllium shared among families. Many of these promises were ne'er fulfilled.

According to the quality release, members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) were allowed to reappraisal and ballot connected the statement anterior to the First Nation signing.

PBCN said 93 per cent of radical who voted were successful favour of the settlement.

"This statement gives america a accidental to physique up our communities, make caller opportunities, and acceptable up aboriginal generations for success," Beatty stated successful the quality release.

"This isn't conscionable astir the past — it's astir what we bash next." 

According to PBCN, the statement includes fiscal compensation, a colony spot and a concern codification to guarantee transparency.

The PBCN comprises 9 communities with much than 13,000 members stretching from Prince Albert to Pelican Narrows.