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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robinson Huron Treaty | 1 |
| Robinson Huron Treaty (1850) canonical | 1 |
| Robinson-Huron Treaty | 1 |
| Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4306701 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850) Context triple: [Odawa, treatyPartyTo, Robinson Huron Treaty (1850)]
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A.
Treaty of 1855
The Treaty of 1855 was an agreement between the United States and the Nez Perce that established a reservation and recognized certain tribal rights while ceding large areas of the tribe’s traditional lands.
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B.
Treaty of 1837 with the United States
The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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C.
Treaty of St. Marys (1818)
The Treaty of St. Marys (1818) was a U.S.–Native American agreement in which the Miami and other tribes ceded large tracts of land in present-day Indiana and Ohio to the United States, facilitating American expansion in the Old Northwest.
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D.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850) Target entity description: 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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A.
Treaty of 1855
The Treaty of 1855 was an agreement between the United States and the Nez Perce that established a reservation and recognized certain tribal rights while ceding large areas of the tribe’s traditional lands.
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B.
Treaty of 1837 with the United States
The Treaty of 1837 with the United States was an agreement in which the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation ceded large portions of their ancestral lands in the Upper Midwest to the U.S. government, contributing to their forced removal and displacement.
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C.
Treaty of St. Marys (1818)
The Treaty of St. Marys (1818) was a U.S.–Native American agreement in which the Miami and other tribes ceded large tracts of land in present-day Indiana and Ohio to the United States, facilitating American expansion in the Old Northwest.
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D.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous–Crown treaty
ⓘ
historic treaty ⓘ land cession agreement ⓘ |
| appliesToPeople | Anishinaabe peoples around Lake Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToResource |
mineral resources in ceded territory
ⓘ
timber resources in ceded territory ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
eastern shores of Lake Huron
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObligation | Crown fiduciary duties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | still in force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Benjamin Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Robinson Superior Treaty (1850) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
Anishinaabe nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crown of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojibwe nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryRepresentative | William Benjamin Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | Sault Ste. Marie, Canada West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1850-09-09 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
annuity augmentation claims
ⓘ
modern treaty rights litigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robinson Huron Treaty (1850) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robinson Huron Treaty
this entity surface form:
Robinson-Huron Treaty
this entity surface form:
Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850