Catching the dream – Special Report (about)

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Published: May 18, 2006

First Nations land holdings are growing. Hundreds of thousands of acres have been added to reserves since a 1992 land entitlement settlement, which was designed to right historical wrongs.

Some in the non-aboriginal community initially worried about the possibilities of forced sales and whether the new owners would properly maintain their new holdings.

Now, 14 years later, those concerns have mainly been laid to rest.

Attention next turns to how First Nations can use this new land resource to generate development and jobs for their people. In a challenging agricultural economy the task isn’t easy, but as Western Producer journalist Karen Briere reports, initiatives are under way to create agricultural businesses that capitalize on an international interest in aboriginal culture.

About the author

Karen Briere

Karen Briere

Karen Briere grew up in Canora, Sask. where her family had a grain and cattle operation. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Regina and has spent more than 30 years covering agriculture from the Western Producer’s Regina bureau.

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