Fisher River Cree Nation wants class-action status for its lawsuit against the federal government, which alleges the $5 annuities paid to Treaty 5 First Nations over the last 148 years violate the agreement because they don’t keep up with inflation.
The First Nation wants to represent all Treaty 5 nations and their members who opt in to the class action.
Stefan Lorne Cochrane, a former chief and band councillor of Fisher River, would be the lead plaintiff, according to the statement of claim filed at the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench on Dec. 12.
In the suit, Fisher River claims the Crown breached its obligations under
