The Poplar-Nanowin Rivers Park Reserve — an 800,000 hectare area of boreal forest — has had interim protection since 1998. But Poplar River First Nation is seeking permanent protection ...

giving the Poplar River First Nation control over an area known as the Poplar/Nanowin Rivers Park Reserve. The reserve, home to most of the band's 1,700 members, covers only 3,800 acres ...