Through diligent stewardship and advocacy, the Trust is dedicated to upholding the sovereign rights and land entitlements of Peguis First Nation in alignment with the spirit of the treaty agreement.
The Peguis Treaty Land Entitlement Trust was established with a singular focus: to safeguard and actualize the land entitlements owed to Peguis First Nation as outlined in Treaty 1. Upholding the legacy of this historic agreement, the Trust stands as a beacon of integrity and dedication, working tirelessly to ensure that the rightful lands pledged to the community are rightfully secured and preserved for generations to come.
Peguis Treaty Land Entitlement is fundamentally different from Peguis Surrender Claim Trust. In a nutshell, Peguis TLE is about lands owed to Peguis under the terms of Treaty 1 entered into by the First Nation in 1871. In 2008, the federal government finally came to terms with Peguis on the amount of lands (and monies to enable land purchases) owed to our community. The compensation paid to Peguis was paid into a trust called the Peguis Treaty Land Entitlement Trust.
