Robinson Huron Trust
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Robinson Huron Trust is the organization responsible for distributing settlement funds to Robinson Huron Treaty communities.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- June 2018: The trust was formed by chiefs to provide funding for the annuity court case. It secured a loan from BMO to pay for the legal team, which was a first for a bank funding litigation by a group of First Nations in Ontario. Mike Restoule serves as the Chair of the Trust.[2]
- July 2020: The trust announced that Madam Justice Hennessy released a decision regarding Phase Two of the annuity case. The organization represents a collective perspective of 21 different First Nations on the augmentation of treaty annuities.[3]
- December 2023: The organization warned that fraudulent letters using its logo were sent to elders to solicit private banking information. The trust will receive settlement funds 60 days after Canada and Ontario approve the agreement, then distribute money to individual communities. Chair Mike Restoule stated that any legitimate distribution of funds will be handled directly by each First Nation's leadership.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Treaty payment scam targets Robinson Huron Treaty citizens", Anishinabek News, 12 December 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Important testimony summarized in final days of Robinson Huron Treaty court case", Anishinabek News, 22 June 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘Time for the governments to reject colonialism and embrace the facts,’ says Chief Sayers", Anishinabek News, 2 July 2020 (archived copy; original article).