Point Park returned to Northern Ontario First Nations after 27 year-long struggle

By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet The smell of walleye and the sound of live music wafted through Point Park on Indigenous Peoples Day. Under the 30C sun, dozens of children ran between the beach and inflatable, bouncy castles. Susan Councillor took in the ruckus under a lone tree at the edge of the park. Across the mouth of Rainy River to her right, you could see International Falls, Minnesota. To her left, Couchiching First Nationwas visible on the southern shore of Rainy Lake. And behind her, the highway met the Town of Fort Frances. All of this action right in the middle felt to her like the good old days. “This is awesome. We haven’t had something like this anywhere, (a place) to sit and enjoy music…

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