Fun Facts
Did you know, former Trustee Laverne Knight, nee Nanaquewetung, wrote a doctorial thesis on the Fishing Lake 1907 Surrender Trust, “A History of the Fishing Lake 1907 Surrender Trust and its Social Implications”, (August, 2018)
Did you know, former Trustee Jacqueline Ottman, is the new President of the First Nations University of Canada in September 2021.
Colton Ottman created the 1907 Fishing Lake Surrender for a logo contest and won!
The effect of the loss of the claim lands, the Fishing Lake Band not only lost some of the best quality agricultural land but also the land’s potential earning power