The First Nation has been asking for years to be relocated to higher ground
Kashechewan First Nation, a Cree nation near James Bay, Ont., has been evacuated because of flooding every spring for 17 years. Leaders and members rallied at Queen's Park Monday to ask for help moving their community to a new location.
"Canada, Ontario, and Kashechewan First Nation have entered into this agreement in good faith, and in the spirit of reconciliation, co-operation, and mutual respect," the agreement says. "Certainly the response we got from the community in that room today was, 'OK, now we know that you guys are doing the work,'" O'Regan said in an interview.
"Their activism forced the federal government and the province with Doug Ford to come to the table," Angus said."I think that this is the beginning of a better future."
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