Lawyer: Federal Recognition Crucial For Namaygoosisagagun Rebuilding Efforts the Answer

By Alex Murray Writer After the entire community was razed by wildfire, Namaygoosisagagun First Nation now needs to rebuild. And the First Nation’s lawyer says there is a very clear way to resolve the issues facing that rebuild: federal recognition as a First Nation, which they do not currently have. “Make them have status, and all the problems go away,” Meaghan Daniel, general counsel for Namaygoosisagagun, told Turtle Island News. “Usually there’s no magic wand. Here, there is one. There’s an actual magic wand, which is: here’s the First Nation status.” “Give them status. Now we can rebuild …