Lake Superior First Nations reject multibillion-dollar settlement with government over treaty neglect | Unpublished
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Author: Willow Fiddler, Colin Freeze
Publication Date: January 27, 2025 - 21:55

Lake Superior First Nations reject multibillion-dollar settlement with government over treaty neglect

January 27, 2025
First Nations along Lake Superior in Northern Ontario have turned down a $3.6-billion offer from government officials and say they will ask the Supreme Court to make a better compensation offer for failed treaty promises in a landmark case.Chief Wilfred King of Gull Bay, one of the Robinson Superior nations, told The Globe and Mail late Monday that their next move is to seek a just amount through the courts.


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