Crown Must Settle With First Nations for Breaching Robinson Treaties: Supreme Court

Crown Must Settle With First Nations for Breaching Robinson Treaties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on May 6, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Crown dishonourably breached the Robinson Treaties and must negotiate a settlement with First Nations within six months, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

The two treaties were signed in 1850, ceding a large swath of land in Ontario to the Crown in return for annual payments to the Anishinaabe of lakes Huron and Superior.