Federal negotiators are poised to make a $125-million cash offer to settle the Caledonia land dispute with the Six Nations people, Osprey News has learned.
But a Six Nations negotiator dismissed the offer, noting aboriginals have said from the start of talks with the federal and provincial governments that they were only interested in land.
“The only positive thing about it is it was an offer,” said Mohawk Chief Allen MacNaughton. “It being an initial offer, we realize initial offers are never accepted anyway. I guess it’s a starting point to talk about things and I guess the only positive is it’s obviously a recognition they owe us something.”
Ottawa has attached three principle conditions to the offer….
