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.
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
ⓘ
to secure Crown title to mineral-rich lands around Lake Superior ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
land cession ⓘ resource and mineral rights ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier informal agreements with Lake Superior Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1850 ⓘ |
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