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Ontario First Nations win $10-billion windfall — but it comes with a dilemma

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A line of people stretched outside the Multi-Educational Centre at Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, once known as the Spanish River Indian Reserve, on the north shore of Lake Huron between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on June 29.

A representative of Indigenous Services Canada handed each person two toonies. The $4 payment dates back to 1850, when the ancestors of Indigenous people who live on Canada’s side of Lake Huron, known as the Anishnawbe, signed a treaty with William Robinson, a former fur trader who represented the Crown for the colony of Upper Canada.

Click here to read the full article by Peter Kuitenbrouwer, originally published on Financial Post on November 17, 2023, featuring insights from Jack Jamieson, Vice President, Indigenous Services.

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