First Nations

Number of Alberta First Nations’ Chiefs and Councils:  47
Number of Indian Reserves in Alberta: 124

Total acreage of Indian Reserves in Alberta: 1.7 million acres (approx.)

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Metis Settlements

Number of Metis Settlements: 8

Buffalo Lake                        Gift Lake
East Prairie                         Kikino
Elizabeth                             Paddle Prairie
Fishing Lake                        Peavine

Total acreage of Metis Settlements: 1.25 million acres (approx.)

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First Nation Consultation on Land and Resource Development

Participating Alberta departments:  6

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (lead)
Community Development
Energy
Environment
Justice and Attorney General
Sustainable Resource Development

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Treaty Land Entitlement Claims

In Progress: 3

Settled (since 1986): 12

Pending or Under Review: 15

Total cost for settling Alberta Treaty Land Entitlement claims (since 1986):

198,281 acres - Alberta Crown land and mines and minerals

$57.6 million - Alberta Cash

$213.8 million - Federal Cash

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Legal Issues

Alberta is named as a defendant: 46

Amount of remedies (land, minerals and cash damages): over $125 billion.