By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source MICHIPICOTEN \u2014 Robinson Superior Treaty annuity talks failed because Ottawa and the Ontario government wouldn\u2019t make a fair and reasonable offer, the chief of Michipicoten First Nation said Tuesday. The Crown\u2019s negotiators seemed to think $3.6 billion \u201cwas an honourable suggestion on their part,\u201d Chief Pat Tangie told Newswatch. \u201cIt was, as far as we\u2019re concerned, absolutely not fair compensation.\u201d The 12 First Nations in the Robinson Superior Treaty region were in negotiations to compensate for well over a century of underpayments in annuities under the treaty. Annuities paid to every member of First Nations under the 1850 treaty were supposed to increase as economic activity grew. Instead they have been frozen at $4 per year since 1874. In July,… <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source MICHIPICOTEN \u2014 Robinson Superior Treaty annuity talks failed because Ottawa and the Ontario government wouldn\u2019t make a fair and reasonable offer, the chief of Michipicoten First Nation said Tuesday. The Crown\u2019s negotiators seemed to think $3.6 billion \u201cwas an honourable suggestion on their part,\u201d Chief Pat Tangie told Newswatch. \u201cIt was, as far as we\u2019re concerned, absolutely not fair compensation.\u201d The 12 First Nations in the Robinson Superior Treaty region were in negotiations to compensate for well over a century of underpayments in annuities under the treaty. Annuities paid to every member of First Nations under the 1850 treaty were supposed to increase as economic activity grew. Instead they have been frozen at $4 per year since 1874. In July,... <\/p>\n