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The second treaty, signed two days later, included Ojibwa chiefs from along the eastern and northern shores of Lake Huron, and is known as the Robinson Huron Treaty. The Wiikwemkoong First Nation did not sign either treaty, and their land is considered "unceded".
Robinson was appointed by the Crown to negotiate a surrender of First Nations' territorial land on the north shore of Lake Superior and the north shore of Lake Huron. Two historic treaties signed in 1850, the Robinson Huron Treaty and the Robinson Superior treaty, form the basis for the decision.
The current chief of the First Nation is Craig Nootchtai. In May 2008, the chief and council of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek announced litigation against Canada and Ontario for violating the Robinson-Huron Treaty, which states that the First Nation should have been granted a reserve much larger than Whitefish Lake 6. [3]
The Robinson-Huron and Robinson-Superior treaties were signed in September 1850 for large territories north of the two Great Lakes. According to written records, Lake Huron and Lake Superior area leaders surrendered nearly 15,000,000 hectares of land and the islands in exchange for the establishment of 24 reserves and a payment of approximately ...
The Batchewana First Nation (Ojibwe: Obaajiwan Anishinaabek) [2] is an Ojibwe First Nation in northern Ontario. Their traditional lands run along the eastern shore of Lake Superior, from Batchawana Bay to Whitefish Island. They were reserved this land in the 1850 Robinson Huron Treaty, but
Fort William First Nation (Ojibwe: Animkii Wajiw [2]) is an Ojibwa First Nation reserve in Ontario, Canada. The administrative headquarters for this band government is south of Thunder Bay . As of January 2008 [update] , the First Nation had a registered population of 1,798 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 832 people.
The Serpent River First Nation (Ojibwe: Genabaajing Anishinaabek), [3] a signatory to the Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850, is an Anishinaabe First Nation in the Canadian province of Ontario, located midway between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury along the North Channel of Lake Huron. The First Nation's provisional territory extends from this waters ...
Mamaweswen, The North Shore Tribal Council is a First Nations tribal council representing seven First Nations along the north shore of Lake Huron, in Robinson Huron Treaty territory. It facilitates services to the First Nation communities, including health care, education, economic development, employment and training. [1]