Crown made a 'mockery' of treaty with 2 First Nations for 150 years, Supreme Court rules

For the past 150 years, the governments of Ontario and Canada have made a “mockery” of their treaty obligations to the Anishinaabe of the upper Great Lakes, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.

Crown made a 'mockery' of treaty with 2 First Nations for 150 years, Supreme Court rules
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For the past 150 years, the governments of Ontario and Canada have made a “mockery” of their treaty obligations to the Anishinaabe of the upper Great Lakes, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.