Dollar value of resources to be debated as final stage of treaty annuities trial begins – CBC

Jan 31, 2023

One group of plaintiffs in confidential settlement talks while other continues with litigation

The final stage of a complex trial over the payment of treaty annuities in northern Ontario kicked off Monday with one group of plaintiffs pursuing negotiations and the other in court panning the provincial government.

The case concerns a clause in the 1850 Robinson Huron and Robinson Superior treaties between the Anishinaabe of the upper Great Lakes and the Crown, which promises to increase the annual payment, or annuity, as the territory produces more wealth.

The annuity hasn’t increased since 1874, when it was capped at $4 per person. In the previous stages of the trial, the Anishinaabe successfully argued this breaks the treaty, a ruling the Ontario government appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/robinson-treaties-third-stage-trial-1.6731274

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