Grouard Settles

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The Grouard band in northern Alberta will receive $3 million and 2,600 acres of land as part of their final land claim settlement.

The deal brings to a close years of negotiations for a full settlement of land entitlements promised to the band under Treaty 8.

"I am pleased that this outstanding claim has been resolved," said Frank Halcrow, the grand chief of Treaty 8. "The transfer of land will provide our members and their descendants with a secure land base for the future."

The 170-member band, located about 250 km northwest of Edmonton, has voted to put the land claim money into a trust fund "for future generations," said band manager Jim Herbison.