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proposed indigenous protected area in Saskatchewan

A Saskatchewan Métis community wants to save its land. Dealing with government? ‘Like talking to a wall’

The historic fur-trading community of Île-à-la-Crosse wants to create an Indigenous protected area named Sakitawak to protect the region's forests, ways of life and vast carbon stores. Getting the province on board has proved to be a challenge.

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