Robinson Huron Treaty fund set for one percent who are no longer on membership list

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.