SON Calls on Crown to Respect Its Jurisdiction over Territorial Waters

After dropping court case, SON seeks talks on Lake Huron, Georgian Bay waters

The Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON) is calling on the federal and provincial governments to come to the table for negotiations on the future of their water territory, following the Nation’s decision to discontinue a two-decade Aboriginal title claim.In an open letter released Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Chiefs and Councils of Saugeen First Nation and the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation urged Canada and Ontario to fulfill their treaty obl…

SON calls on Crown to respect its jurisdiction over territorial waters

Saugeen Ojibway Nation has discontinued its Aboriginal title court claim to waters around its traditional territory and land beneath but has not conceded the validity of its claim.

Saugeen Ojibway Nation calls on the Crown to fulfill its obligation concerning territory waters

On June 11, 2025 Saugeen Ojibway Nation called on Canada and Ontario to make good on the Crown's obligations to protect the waters and rights in SON territory...