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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
The Robinson-Superior treaty was signed in 1850 by the settler William Robinson and Ojibwe Chief Joseph Peau de Chat. The treaty gave the Crown the entire Lake Superior shoreline (over 57,000 square kilometers of land) in exchange for small annual payments and goods, and a reserve of just a few kilometers near Fort William. The treaty was important because it paved the way for the settlement of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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Robinson-Superior Treaty Term Timeline in Seven Fallen Feathers
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Chapter 2: Why Chanie Ran
...cede their lands to white settlers. The nearby Fort William First Nation falls under the Robinson-Superior treaty , signed in 1850. William Robinson signed the treaty with Chief Joseph Peau de Chat,...
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