Why did the proposed settlement need to be changed?
The proposed settlement was changed to reflect compensation practices and as a result of additional negotiations. The negotiators needed to determine how the compensation should be revised. Research was done to help them assess how much compensation would be fair to resolve the claim. This included work to update the appraisals to value the claim lands and new research that looked at the income the First Nation lost by not having the use of the claim lands over time. This “loss of use” compensation was not part of the original 1998 AIP, but now needs to be included because the courts have directed that this type of compensation should be paid for this kind of claim. Ultimately, the proposed settlement is the result of negotiations between the parties.
