Land Back is a movement, gaining momentum, that calls for the acknowledgement and return of Indigenous sovereignty over traditional territories. Unreserved visits three places on Turtle Island where people are engaged in the Land Back movement and meet some of the leaders who are on the frontlines.
Despite treaty agreements, most of Fox Lake Cree Nation s home territory has never been designated reserve land, which led to community members being displaced from their homes as northern Manitoba hydroelectric dams were built in the 1960s. After decades of waiting and negotiating, Fox Lake says it s time for the federal government to settle.
Two young men from the Fox Lake Cree Nation are passing down the traditional knowledge of hunting, fishing and trapping as it was passed down to them, despite changes in northern Manitoba that now make it harder than ever.
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