A vehicle drives on Ipperwash Beach along Lake Huron, east of Sarnia, Ont. on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. (Bryan Bicknell / CTV London)
The Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation have ratified the Final Settlement Agreement negotiated with the federal government for Camp Ipperwash.
Members of the First Nation voted on Friday to accept the terms of the agreement which includes a financial settlement offer in excess of $90 million.
This also includes the return and cleanup of Stony Point lands, including Camp Ipperwash.
In a news release, Chief Thomas Bressette said, “After 73 years, the war is finally over.”
“It has been a long and difficult process; yet our communities continued to work together for the return of Stony Point lands. Now that the negotiation process is complete, our First Nation can focus on healing, strengthening community relations and working cooperatively to fully implement all the terms of the agreement to bring resolution to what began in 1942,” Chief Bressette added.
$70-million of the settlement would be put into a fund overseen by trustees for future development of the original Stony Point reserve.
Roughly $20-million would be used to compensate original members of Stony Point, their ancestors and eligible band members.
