Dakota Tipi claim for title to The Forks in Winnipeg ‘must fail’: Ottawa says – Winnipeg Free Press

Feb. 3, 2025

The federal government rejects a First Nation’s claim that it has an unceded right to ownership of The Forks, arguing the community never had sole use of the prime site at the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

Justice department lawyers want the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench to toss the suit filed in August by Dakota Tipi First Nation, which is near Portage. It claims its members are the direct descendants of original inhabitants of the land at The Forks, the Oceti S’Akowin Nation, and did not cede their right to it.

Government lawyers say the claim is bunk and have asked for the court to potentially award court costs.

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