Garden River citizens each receiving $110,000 in Robinson Huron payout

By K Darbyson  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  03/07/2024 17:25 Garden River First Nation approved initial payout in its Robinson Huron Treaty settlement, providing a minimum of $110,000 to each registered citizen. This payout includes all citizens registered with Indigenous Services Canada as of Sept. 9, 2023, with totals roughly 3,300 people according to local Robinson Huron Treaty coordinator Robert Peace. While this doesn’t account for the community’s overall settlement of approximately $610 million, more settlement money will be headed to Garden River down the line, with $200 million being allocated to a legacy trust. An additional $40-50 million is expected from the community’s “war chest fund” that was reduced from 10 per cent to five per cent of the $10-billion annuities settlement earlier this year. “This settlement is a significant…

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