Ontario court clears path for First Nations’ land claim over Anicinabe Park – Indigenous Watchdog

July 22, 2025

Canada’s National Observer: A group of northwestern Ontario First Nations can proceed with their legal attempt to reclaim Anicinabe Park after a ruling by Ontario’s Superior Court cleared a key legal hurdle.

The court rejected two separate motions by the City of Kenora and the Government of Canada to dismiss the case, allowing the land claim to proceed to trial.

The lawsuit was filed last November by Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation, Wauzhushk Onigum Nation and Washagamis Bay First Nation. The Nations argue that the 14-acre park was set aside for their use in 1929 but was sold by Canada to the City of Kenora in 1959 without their consent.

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