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Robinson Treaties |
| Date: | 7 September 1850 | |
| Sub Category: | Treaty (Canada) |
| Place: | Salte Ste. Marie |
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| State/Country: | Canada |
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| Alternative Names: | Robinson-Superior Treaty
Robinson-Huron Treaty
Great Lakes Ojibwa Treaties
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| Subject Matter: | Land Settlement | Land Transaction | Mining and Minerals | Recognition of Traditional Rights and Interests |
| Summary Information: | |
| The Robinson Treaties were made between the Crown and the Ojibwa Indians of Lake Superior to convey certain lands in the Northern Ontario and Prairie provinces of the Upper Great Lakes region to the Crown. They consist of two treaties being the Robinson-Superior Treaty (7 September 1850) and the Robinson-Huron Treaty (9 September 1850). The treaties, initially entered into to allow entry to lands for mining, had effect on an area of land far greater than any treaties before them. They also 'introduced the concept of creating Indian reserves for individual communities out of small portions of the land surrendered under treaty. These reserves were set aside for exclusive use of individual Indian communities while the underlying title was held by the Crown.' (Morse, 14) |
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