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Treaty 8
One of the controversial issues leading up to this month’s election is the disbursement of the band’s Treaty 8 funds.
In April, 2018, the Canadian Government reached a $177 million settlement with Black Lake and Fond du Lac. The Treaty included a clause that allowed the signing bands to collect agricultural benefits, ammunition, and twine from the Crown.
Community members eventually voted on a plan to take a payment of $15,000 each. Theriault said he didn’t like the way the process was handled.
“I knew damn well they could not get 90 per cent votes from Fond Du Lac. The reason being is a majority of the population are spread out all over Canada,” he said.