Peguis First Nation launches $1B flood damages lawsuit against feds, Manitoba and 2 municipalities
Peguis First Nation has filed a $1-billion flood damages lawsuit against the federal government, the provincial government and two municipalities located upstream of the Ojibway and Cree community in Manitoba's northern Interlake.
![Peguis First Nation launches $1B flood damages lawsuit against feds, Manitoba and 2 municipalities](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6448193.1711655940!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/peguis-first-nation-aerials-may-2022.jpg)
![The Fisher River has flooded out Peguis First Nation again. A sign is pictured above flood waters.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6448193.1711655940!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/peguis-first-nation-aerials-may-2022.jpg)
Peguis First Nation has filed a $1-billion flood damages lawsuit against the federal government, the provincial government and two municipalities located upstream of the Ojibway and Cree community in Manitoba's northern Interlake.