The Canadian government's land claim resolution bill won't address the biggest claims in Ontario, the province's new Aboriginal affairs minister said.
The bill would only address claims valued at less than $150 million. That won't help the Mohawk/Six Nations claim in Caledonia, Michael Bryant said.
Bryant, who was appointed to his job earlier this month, said he will make resolution of land claims a top priority. One of his first actions was to meet the Mohawk protesters. He also met with the brother of slain Native activist Dudley George, who was killed by a policeman while protesting an unresolved land claim.
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