Essentials Ep 29: Former Nipissing FN Chief talks about 'sovereign wealth', treaty annuity payments

Scott McLeod Shabogesic visits the Echo Essentials Podcast studio to talk about his nine-year tenure as chief of Nipissing First Nation, his future and specific challenges his community has overcome and continues to face.
One of the primary topics covered was how the Robinson Huron Treaty Annuity lawsuit and subsequent court rulings and settlement led to division in many of the 21 communities involved.
Scott describes how the process unfolded, explains 1850 Treaty history, the settlement split between the community as a whole and individuals, and how he advocated for a larger portion to go to the future of the community.
Scott said it was a factor in his election result, especially with cheques not going out until after the votes were counted, but says new Chief Cathy Bellefeuille was a good choice to replace him.
In the pre-interview banter between co-hosts Scott Clark and Dave Dale, it's noted that at least one viewer is starting to like Dave more now than when he was writing salty columns for BayToday and The Nugget.
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0:20 “Some good news”
3:20 Viewer feedback
4:17 Old postcard of City Hall
6:24 Casey’s Restaurant Sponsor
8:26 Former Nipissing First Nation Chief Scott McLeod Shabogesic
10:35 First Challenge
12:45 Building “Sovereign Wealth”
15:58 Entrepreneurship Expanding
17:07 Treaty Annuity Payments
21:35 $10-billion split between 21 communities
24:18 Community payment vs Individual payment
29:19 Twigg’s Coffee Roaster Sponsor
30:11 Newly ‘rich’ First Nation members
34:42 Limited access to mortgages
36:03 New Chief Cathy Bellefeuille
43:17 Finding Podcasts and Newsletter Tutorial