By Canadian Press

Prime minister to visit Siksika First Nation in Alberta for signing ceremony

Jun 2, 2022 | 9:53 AM

SIKSIKA, Alta. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit a First Nation east of Calgary today for a signing ceremony.

Trudeau and Marc Miller, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, are to spend much of the day at Siksika Nation.

A notice on the nation’s website inviting its members to the event says it’s a signing ceremony for the 1910 Global Settlement Agreement.

The settlement includes various land claims and comes with a one-time payment of $1.3 billion.

The Siksika website says each member is to receive $20,000 in July as part of the settlement.

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Trudeau and Miller are expected to hold a media availability with Chief Ouray Crowfoot this afternoon.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2022.

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