Ottawa has told the Six Nations Confederacy that its claim to a former housing development in the Southwestern Ontario town of Caledonia would not be recognized in court.
The federal government sets out that position in a Department of Justice report presented Thursday to Six Nations Confederacy officials who are negotiating with federal and provincial officials to try to end the 11-month occupation.
Federal negotiator Barbara McDougall said although the government says Six Nations does not have "a legitimate claim to that particular property," it doesn't mean there are no solutions.
Confederacy spokeswoman Hazel Hill said Six Nations negotiators do not believe the Justice Department report reflects the true story. But she said although both sides are frustrated by the slow pace of talks, she remains confident the situation can be resolved.