Peguis and the Real Story Behind Cows and Plows
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By Trevor Greyeyes
Many Peguis members are talking about Cows and Plows again, especially as Sagkeeng prepares to ratify its Treaty Land Entitlement agreement and payments begin moving to families there.
That agreement has led to a new wave of assumptions in Peguis. I have seen the posts on social media personally.
Some people believe Sagkeeng’s payment is part of the Cows and Plows process and that Peguis should be expecting something similar. It is not. Sagkeeng is completing its TLE. Peguis completed its own TLE years ago. The two have nothing to do with agricultural benefits.
Cows and Plows is its own separate claim.
It deals with the agricultural support promised in the numbered treaties that Canada did not deliver. These are the cattle, equipment and farming resources that were supposed to help Treaty nations begin a farm economy. They never came. That is why some First Nations have filed claims to settle the breach.
Initially, Indian Services Canada claimed that no such clause existed in Treaty One to allow a filing of this claim. That position has been challenged.
Governance at a Distance: Glenn Hudson Responds to Meadows Loan Controversy
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Correction: In our print version of this story, we included a reference as follows: "He (former chief Glenn Hudson) wrote that PFNRET Chair Maureen Diamond took on a loan from her numbered company to preserve the land for future development." This is in error. Maureen Diamond was never the chair or member of the Peguis First Nation Real Estate Trust. We apologize for any inconvenience.
By Trevor Greyeyes
Peguis continues to wrestle with unanswered questions over the Meadows loan as former Chief Glenn Hudson responds to concerns raised about the deal and its fallout.
Hudson said Chief Stan Bird lacked the experience to manage complex development files. He wrote that Bird “doesn’t have the know how to deal with deals,” and said this was the real reason why things went bad. He added that Chief and Council had no authority over the Peguis Real Estate Trust or the Treaty Land Entitlement Trust. “Only Trustees hold that authority,” Hudson wrote.
Hudson said trustees moved to retain the Meadows land to avoid losing both the property and ten million dollars in TLE funds. He said no bank will deal with Peguis at this time “due to loans and business being halted.”
Diamond is not listed as a trustee or chair of the Real Estate Trust. Corporate filings show she is the sole director of a numbered company that loaned the Trust five point five million dollars. Her role appears financial and external. This raises questions about how a private lender connected to the developer came to be treated as a central decision maker in a major Peguis land transaction. It also highlights how blurred the lines of authority have become between elected leadership, trustees and outside business partners.
In the Peguis v Marquess civil action the judge dismissed all claims against third party trusts, agencies and lenders. This narrowed the dispute to the core parties in the development arrangements.
Read more: Governance at a Distance: Glenn Hudson Responds to Meadows Loan Controversy
Chief Bird responds to allegations made in CBC story on the Meadows purchase
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By James Wastasecoot
PEGUIS - Chief Dr. Stan Bird went on social media Saturday Nov 22, to update Peguis band members on the article published on the CBC news website Nov 18 about the sale of the Meadows property. Chief Bird refuted allegations from former Peguis Real Estate Trustees that he is responsible for Peguis losing land and $10 million due to a bad deal on the Meadows. He said several deals including Assiniboia Downs, the BFI loans, and Meadows were initiated - and failed - under the leadership of former Chief Glenn Hudson. Terra Indigena is reaching out to Hudson, and the former chair of Peguis Real Estate Trust Greg Stevenson for comment. We will update this story as more developments occur.
The following is the complete statement by Chief Stan Bird.
I want to bring greetings. Today is Saturday, November 22, 2025. I want to welcome you to another update. In this update, I want to respond to a CBC article that came out on Thursday, November the 18th, 2025 in this article, there seems to be a suggestion that I am responsible for Peguis losing the land known as the Meadows, as well as potentially $10 million of Treaty Land Entitlement monies. This is completely false. This unusual transaction is only the latest in a series of bad deals that were spearheaded by former chief Glenn Hudson, starting with Assiniboine Downs, the Bridging Finance debacle, the M Jardine investment that's seen us lose millions and many more. As a Chief and Council, we continue to do our best to clean up the mess that he has left behind. I want to clarify the background to the Meadows purchase and the eventual sale.
Read more: Chief Bird responds to allegations made in CBC story on the Meadows purchase
Protestors rally at Manitoba Legislature over Peguis CFS
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By Trevor Greyeyes
WINNIPEG, Nov. 14, 2025 - A small group of Peguis First Nation members gathered on the steps of the Manitoba Legislature at noon today, calling for accountability, transparency, and an immediate meeting with the leadership of Peguis Child and Family Services (CFS).
In a handout, the group outlined a series of concerns they say have gone unanswered for months.
The protesters, many of them parents and caregivers, allege that Peguis CFS has drifted away from serving the community and is instead operating with little oversight, limited transparency, and questionable spending priorities.
Several held posters naming conflict-of-interest concerns, budget issues, and the lack of community consultation.
The handout distributed at the rally listed ten key allegations.
Among them is the claim that Peguis First Nation did not hold the required community vote to adopt Bill C-92 the federal "Honouring Our Children, Families and Nation Act" and that was before transferring child-welfare authority from provincial jurisdiction to a community-based system.
According to the document, no community ratification occurred, leaving many members feeling excluded from a decision that directly affects families on and off reserve.
Read more: Protestors rally at Manitoba Legislature over Peguis CFS
Aboriginal Veteran's Day observed in Peguis
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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
"Greater Love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends and country".
As we approach November 11, Remembrance Day, we will remember and celebrate our veterans from Peguis and St. Peters. These brave men who fought and died must be remembered for their sacrifice and bringing victory to our shores. We owe them our freedom and love.
In the two World Wars, our boys volunteered in large numbers, setting examples to all of Canada to unite and defeat the Nazi regime; Victory was theirs.
Many of us had relatives in the war. I had three uncles in the first World War, two who gave up their lives in France, fighting Germany. I heard many of the veterans' stories about the battles they fought to win the war. They even said the Germans were afraid of them.
We are approaching the times where all our second World War veterans are gone now: a few remain around the country and a few widows of these brave soldiers. We still have one widow of WWII, Isabel Bear, her first husband Wallace Sinclair fought and survived WW1 1 .
We had about 98 men and women who were in VVW1 and WWII: these are our veterans who we must never forget. It's our rich heritage and history, and our elders, parents and children must remember them. This history must be shared in school and other gatherings in the future. God be with our boys.
"They shall not grow old as we that are left behind grow old". LEST WE FORGET
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