Robinson Superior Treaty
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The Robinson Superior Treaty is an 1850 agreement between the British Crown and Indigenous peoples around Lake Superior that ceded vast territories in what is now Ontario in exchange for reserves and annuities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robinson Superior Treaty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6792640 — 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 Superior Treaty Context triple: [Anishinabek, treatyPartyTo, Robinson Superior Treaty]
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A.
Horse Creek Treaty
The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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B.
Treaty 9
Treaty 9 is a historic agreement signed in 1905–1906 between the Canadian government and several First Nations in northern Ontario, establishing terms for land cession, resource use, and ongoing treaty rights.
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C.
Treaty 11
Treaty 11 is the last of Canada’s historic Numbered Treaties, signed in the early 1920s with Indigenous peoples in the Northwest Territories to secure land for resource development and settlement.
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D.
Treaty 5
Treaty 5 is one of the historic Numbered Treaties between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations, primarily covering parts of present-day Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
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E.
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was an 1851 agreement in which Dakota leaders ceded vast portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Minnesota to the United States, paving the way for large-scale white settlement and profound disruption of Dakota life.
- 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 Superior Treaty Target entity description: The Robinson Superior Treaty is an 1850 agreement between the British Crown and Indigenous peoples around Lake Superior that ceded vast territories in what is now Ontario in exchange for reserves and annuities.
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A.
Horse Creek Treaty
The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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B.
Treaty 9
Treaty 9 is a historic agreement signed in 1905–1906 between the Canadian government and several First Nations in northern Ontario, establishing terms for land cession, resource use, and ongoing treaty rights.
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C.
Treaty 11
Treaty 11 is the last of Canada’s historic Numbered Treaties, signed in the early 1920s with Indigenous peoples in the Northwest Territories to secure land for resource development and settlement.
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D.
Treaty 5
Treaty 5 is one of the historic Numbered Treaties between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations, primarily covering parts of present-day Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
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E.
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was an 1851 agreement in which Dakota leaders ceded vast portions of their ancestral lands in present-day Minnesota to the United States, paving the way for large-scale white settlement and profound disruption of Dakota life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous land cession treaty
ⓘ
historical treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Robinson Treaty of Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robinson-Superior Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Lake Superior watershed in Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north shore of Lake Superior ⓘ present-day northern Ontario ⓘ |
| benefitToIndigenousParties | annuities per person ⓘ |
| benefitToIndigenousParties | reserves for signatory communities ⓘ |
| category |
1850 in Canada
ⓘ
Treaties between the Crown and Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ |
| cededToCrown | vast territories around Lake Superior in present-day Ontario ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| governingMonarch | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
First Nations along the north shore of Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
land rights in northern Ontario ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalFoundationFor | Crown ownership of lands and resources in the Lake Superior region of Ontario ⓘ |
| legalStatus | foundational treaty for Crown title in parts of northern Ontario ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Benjamin Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatorForCrown | William Benjamin Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ongoingIssue |
disputes over adequacy of annuities
ⓘ
litigation regarding treaty annuity augmentation ⓘ |
| partOf | Robinson Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
annual annuity payments
ⓘ
creation of Indian reserves ⓘ hunting and fishing rights on unoccupied Crown lands ⓘ |
| purpose |
to regulate settlement and resource extraction in the Lake Superior region
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to secure Crown title to mineral-rich lands around Lake Superior ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTreaty | Robinson Huron Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
Anishinaabe communities around Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Superior Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojibwe peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1850-09-07 ⓘ |
| signingLocation |
Sault Ste. Marie, Canada West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Indigenous-Crown relations
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land cession ⓘ resource and mineral rights ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier informal agreements with Lake Superior Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1850 ⓘ |
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Subject: Robinson Superior Treaty Description of subject: The Robinson Superior Treaty is an 1850 agreement between the British Crown and Indigenous peoples around Lake Superior that ceded vast territories in what is now Ontario in exchange for reserves and annuities.
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