They all admit to doing what they're accused of, but question the authority of the Ontario government or their First Nations government to lay these charges. The legal authority of the Ontario and First Nations governments over this territory stems from the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850. But the defence claims the Indigenous people of the Lake Nipissing area were actually members of the Amikwa Nation and the treaty was signed by someone who didn't represent them. The past two days have been spent debating who is qualified to give exert testimony on the history of Indigenous peoples of this part of northern Ontario.