(September 21, 2022 – Toronto, ON) Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare issued the following statement in support of Wabun Tribal Council’s new research, The Historic Abitibi-Inland Métis Community Final Report, released on September 1, 2022:“I support the Wabun Tribal Council and its member First Nations in their release of The Historic Abitibi-Inland Métis Community Final Report, which serves to protect their homelands and the assertion of their inherent rights and jurisdiction on their traditional and Treaty territories,” said Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare. The report also challenges the Government of Ontario’s decision to recognize the Abitibi-Inland historic Métis community, located in the upper James Bay watershed and Temiskaming region. Unfortunately, Ontario’s recognition of the so-called historic Métis community in the Abitibi-Inland area is just one example of that. As demonstrated by Dr. Darryl Leroux in the final report, the very existence of a Métis historic community in Wabun Tribal Council’s territory has been discredited. We stand with Wabun Tribal Council and the fight to protect their homelands and legitimate Indigenous claims to traditional land and other rights.”Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare (Gwiingos)Read the “Historic Abitibi-Inland Métis Community” Final Report here.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2022 23:18 UTC