Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)

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The Robinson Huron Treaty (1850) is a historic agreement between the Crown and several Anishinaabe nations in what is now Ontario, Canada, that ceded vast territories around Lake Huron in exchange for reserves, annuities, and other promises.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous–Crown treaty
historic treaty
land cession agreement
appliesToPeople Anishinaabe peoples around Lake Huron
linked to: Odawa
appliesToResource mineral resources in ceded territory
timber resources in ceded territory
appliesToTerritory eastern shores of Lake Huron
northern shores of Lake Huron
parts of what is now Ontario
category 1850 in law
History of Ontario
Treaties between the Crown and Indigenous peoples of Canada
country Canada
hasBeneficiary First Nations signatories
hasConsequence establishment of Robinson Huron Treaty First Nations reserves
hasEffectOn Aboriginal and treaty rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
hasLongTitle Treaty made and concluded at Sault Ste. Marie, in the Province of Canada, between the Honorable William B. Robinson and the Chiefs and Principal Men of the Ojibewa Indians inhabiting the Northern Shore of Lake Huron
hasObligation Crown fiduciary duties
historicalPeriod mid-19th century
jurisdiction Government of Canada
Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario
language English
legalStatus still in force
namedAfter William Benjamin Robinson
negotiatedBy William Benjamin Robinson on behalf of the Crown
partOf historic Numbered and pre-Numbered treaties in Canada
providesFor annual annuities
creation of reserves
fishing rights
hunting rights
other Crown promises
purpose land cession around Lake Huron
recognizedBy Canadian courts
Government of Canada
Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario
relatedTo Robinson Superior Treaty (1850)
signatory Anishinaabe nations
linked to: Anishinabek

Crown of the United Kingdom
Ojibwe nations
linked to: Chippewa Nation
signatoryRepresentative William Benjamin Robinson
signedIn Sault Ste. Marie, Canada West
signingDate 1850-09-09
subjectOf annuity augmentation claims
modern treaty rights litigation

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Odawa treatyPartyTo Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
Anishinabek treatyPartyTo Robinson Huron Treaty
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
Garden River First Nation hasTreaty Robinson-Huron Treaty
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
Nipissing First Nation treatyAffiliation Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
Robinson Huron Treaty (1850) hasLongTitle Treaty made and concluded at Sault Ste. Marie, in the Province of Canada, between the Honorable William B. Robinson and the Chiefs and Principal Men of the Ojibewa Indians inhabiting the Northern Shore of Lake Huron
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
Robinson Superior Treaty relatedTreaty Robinson Huron Treaty
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
Robinson-Huron Treaty area namedAfter Robinson-Huron Treaty
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
Robinson-Huron Treaty area hasLegalBasis Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
First Nations in Ontario hasHistoricalTreaty Robinson-Huron Treaty
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)
West Bay First Nation treaty Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850
linked to: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)