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Settlements & Agreements

Here is a list of land-claim and land-related settlements and agreements that have been implemented or are in the process of being implemented.

• Final Settlement Agreements
• Agreements-in-Principle
• Other Land-Related Agreements

A final settlement agreement is a legally binding document that:

• Outlines the elements of a negotiated settlement, and
• Is formally approved before being signed by the federal minister, provincial minister, and First Nation Chief or negotiator.

To date, the following final settlement agreements have been signed and implemented:

• Assabaska (2000)
• Big Grassy (2000)
• Brunswick House Settlement Agreement (1995)
• Garden River Settlement Agreement, Phases I and II (1994)
• Lake Nipigon Ojibway (2005)
• Mississauga #8 Northern Boundary Settlement Agreement (1994)
• Nipissing Specific Agreement (1995)
• Thessalon Settlement Agreement (2000)
• Whitefish River, Phase I (1998)
• Wikwemikong Settlement Agreement (Point Grondine) (1995)

The following final settlement agreements have been signed and are in the process of being implemented:

• Manitoulin Settlement Agreement (1990)
• Michipicoten (2008)
• Rainy River (2005)
• Rat Portage-Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation (2009)
• Sand Point (2006)
• Tyendinaga (Turton Penn) (2005)
• Wahta Mohawks (2004)

An agreement-in-principle is a non-legally binding document outlining proposed elements of a settlement as agreed to by negotiators.

To date, the following agreements-in-principle have been reached:

• Fort William (2006)
• Pays Plat (2005)
• Pic Mobert (2002)
• Rocky Bay (1998)
• Temagami (Framework Agreement 2000)
• Wasauksing (1998)

To date, the following land-related agreements have been reached:

• Cat Lake (2000)
• Eabamatoong (Fort Hope) Specific Agreement (1995)
• English and Wabigoon River Systems Mercury Contamination Settlement Agreement (1985)
• Grand River Notification Agreement (1996); Renewals (1998 and 2003)
• Hunter's Point (2007)
• Ontario-Islington Band Agreement (1983)
• Sarnia Specific Agreement (1994)
• Shoal Lake Watershed Agreement (1994)
• Six NAN Bands Agreement (1991)

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Related Links:

• Frequently Asked Questions About Land Claims