Yellow Quill First Nation to invest $29 million

YELLOW QUILL FIRST NATION IN SASK.
will invest $29 million of the band’s Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement Settlement to enhance economic development, training and job opportunities for its people. Yellow Quill First Nation is located about 250 km east of Saskatoon. In 1993 the Yellow Quill First Nation settled its outstanding treaty land claim through the Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement. Under the agreement, Yellow Quill First Nation completed a selection of less than 17,000 acres of land to be converted to reserve land. The remainder of its settlement monies will be used in economic development, investment and job opportunities for its band members.