Minute Book

Written by Fort William First Nation - December 7, 2011

1849	Establishment of the Immaculate· Conception – Roman Catholicism at Ft William
1850	Robinson Superior Treaty
1853	Fort William Reserve created
1859	6,300 acres Neebing land sold -
1906	Expropriation of CN Land
1907	Church moved to Squaw Bay
1907	Chief Moses McCoy – Mission Bay Chief Penassi – Mountain Road
1907	Surrender of Rifle Range – $ 10,000
1909	Mining Surrender next to rifle range – 120 acres
1914	declaration of war – almost every eligible FWFN member signed for oversea duties
1917	220 acres sold to city of Ft William for Chippewa Park
1930	1,700 acres of Neebing parcel returned – useless for residential or agriculture
1931	Sugar Maple Operations – John Thunder
1932	Mount McKay – Fort William Ski Club site of Canadian Ski championships
1933	hostess residence at Squaw Bay becomes TB Sanatorium for Indians
1933	Unveiling of Cross on the Mountain
1935	Mayor of Winnipeg and Duluth visit reserve
1938	Canoe Building Plant in Squaw Bay
1948	Old Age Pensions given to Band Members – $ 8.00 each
1949	Bob Hope receives a tam from FWFN
1953	Labour Leader from Duluth named honourary chief – Chief Neath Googeegeedut
1955	New Lease on Mount McKay Ski Area
1958	WampumDay-treatyday
1980	Winter Olympics’ – Steve Collins
1995	Research began of land claims
1999	CN Lands returned to Fort William for $ 10
2002	Rifle range settlement $ 2.9M
2008	Loch Lomond Watershed settlement $ 3.7
2011	FWFN Boundary Claim Settled

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