Members of the Rainy River First Nations are optimistic about their future following the formal signing of an historic land claim agreement.
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff notes although the settlement with Canada and Ontario was a long time in the making, he feels relationships have already improved.
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Rainy River First Nations Chief Al Hunter believes the 71 million dollar settlement will help spur economic development which will benefit the entire district.
More than 18-thousand hectares of land is part of the agreement, some of which will be sold on a willing-buyer/willing-seller basis over the next 40 years.
