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The bands were given a one-time payment of £ 2,160 (equivalent to £ 319,194 or US$396,741.53 in 2023) [1] distributed amongst themselves, and an annual payment of £600 to each band. The Schedule of Reservations created as a result of the Robinson Huron Treaty and signed by the subscribing Chiefs and Principal Men are as follows:
Two historic treaties signed in 1850, the Robinson Huron Treaty and the Robinson Superior treaty, form the basis for the decision. The Robinson Treaties provided an immediate payment of £4,000 to the “Chiefs and their Tribes” in compensation for the surrendered territory of the Anishinaabe and then annuity payments of £600 for the Huron ...
The Robinson Huron Treaty of 1850 was signed at Sault Ste. Marie by representatives of the Ojibways along the eastern and northern shores of Lake Huron. The bands ceded their territories to the Crown , except for "reserves" set aside, along with other concessions in exchange for a one-time payment of £2,165, with an annual payment of £600 to ...
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 ...
While the TAA lost this court case in 1984, the Band proceeded with an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada where in 1991 it was adjudicated that the Crown had breached its fiduciary obligations to the Temagami Indians and adhered the Band to the 1850 Robinson Huron Treaty. [9] [10]
Initially Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald deferred the matter to the Ontario Premier, but in 1883 the Department of Indian Affairs agreed to an annual payment to the nation. The prices were comparable to the amounts received by other First Nations who were parties to the Robinson Huron Treaty.
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]
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.