Teme-Augama Anishnabai
The Teme-Augama Anishnabai (from the
Land claims
In 1973, The Teme-Augama Anishnabai exercised a land caution against development on the Crown land of 10,000 square kilometres-most of the Temagami area. The attorney-general of Ontario pursued legal action against the Band for this caution. The Teme-Augama Anishnabai lost this court case in 1984 and proceeded with an appeal to the Supreme Court.
In 1988, the
In 1991, the Teme-Augama Anishnabai and the Ontario Government created the Wendaban Stewardship Authority to manage the four counties near the logging road. The committee eventually dissolved.
In August 1991, the Teme-Augama Anishnabai lost the land caution, though it was determined that Ontario and Canada have an outstanding fiduciary obligation for unfulfilled Robinson Huron Treaty obligations to which the Teme-Augama Anishnabai have been illegally adhered to. The Teme-Augama Anishnabai failed appeal in 1994 eventually lead to the land caution being lifted.[3][4]
Leadership
In July 2023, the Teme-Augama Anishnabai Council consisted of the following people: Chief Micheal Paul, Second Chief John Turner, Councillors: Trevor Twain, Ursula Sawyer,Randy Becker , Mary Laronde.[5]
Notable people
- Gary Potts, former chief.
- Ignace Tonené, former chief.[6]
References
- ^ Bruce W. Hodgins and James Morrison, Tonené, Ignace Archived 2022-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Dictionary of Canadian Biography
- ^ 3CR; McIntyre, Iain (2018). "Treesits, lock-ons and barricades: Environmental blockading in the 1980s". Commons Social Change Library. Archived from the original on 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ The Bear Island Foundation and Gary Potts, William Twain and Maurice McKenzie, Jr. on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all other members of the Teme-Augama Anishnabay and Temagami Band of Indians v. The Attorney General for Ontario, Supreme_Court_Reports_(Canada) [1991 2 SCR 570] (Supreme Court of Canada 1991-08-15) ("It was unnecessary, however, to examine the specific nature of the aboriginal right because that right was surrendered, whatever the situation on the signing of the Robinson-Huron Treaty, by arrangements subsequent to the treaty by which the Indians adhered to the treaty in exchange for treaty annuities and a reserve. The Crown breached its fiduciary obligations to the Indians by failing to comply with some of its obligation under this agreement; these matters currently form the subject of negotiations between the parties. These breaches do not alter the fact that the aboriginal right was extinguished.").
- ^ Santin, Aldo (1991-08-16). "Indian leaders give land ruling mixed reviews". Winnipeg Free Press. p. 2. Archived from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Teme-Augama Anishnabai Chief & Council". Temagami First Nation. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ^ Hodgins, Bruce W.; Morison, James. "Biography – TONENÉ, IGNACE – Volume XIV (1911-1920) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.