By Jacqueline St.Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—A provision quietly built into the historic Robinson Huron Treaty annuities settlement is beginning to answer a difficult question for some Manitoulin families: what happens when someone is a treaty beneficiary, but is no longer a member of the Robinson Huron Treaty First Nation to which they once belonged? The Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (RHTLF) has established what is known as the 1% Fund, intended for certain living beneficiaries who fall outside the current membership lists of the 21 Robinson Huron Treaty First Nations. For Manitoulin, where family, treaty and community relationships do not always fit neatly within the administrative boundaries of a contemporary band list, the distinction could be significant. RHT fund set for one percent The Island…
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