By Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A conflict between two Indigenous groups over land use in the Temagami area has now reached the level of litigation. A statement of claim has been issued by the Temagami First Nation (TFN) and the Teme-Augama Anishnabai (TAA) against Marc Descoteaux, a member of the Metis Nation of Ontario (MNO), his brother Peter Descoteaux, and the Ontario government. Marc Descoteaux applied for and received the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) to build an incidental cabin (allowed because of his Indigenous ancestry) at Pond Lake. The site is within the southern section of the land legally claimed by the TFN and the TAA as N’dakimenan (Our Homeland). The TFN and the TAA take the position that membership in the MNO…
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