Letter to the Editor: Official Response from Garden River First Nation and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek – Anishnawbek News
November 19, 2025
Garden River First Nation and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek wish to provide another perspective to the article, “Justice Myers finds $510 million payout ‘was not the deal’” by Professor Catherine Murton Stoehr, published in Anishinabek News on November 6, 2025, and reaffirm the purpose and principles that guided our actions in seeking judicial review of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF)’s legal fees.
Our decision to challenge the $510 million legal fee was not a challenge to ceremony, culture, or the lawyers who represented us. It was a stand for accountability and fairness, the principles that lie at the heart of both Anishinaabe and Canadian law and the two worlds we live in.
