Treaty 6

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T.A.R.R. Workshop -- Louis Rain Oral Report

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Louis Rain
Indian History Film Project
This paper, based on his many field interviews, represents Mr. Rain's views on why the Indians in the Treaty 6 area wereanxious to sign treaty, the problems of language, and therefore of their understanding of the terms.
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Thomas Quinney Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Thomas Quinney
Louis P. Crier
Indian History Film Project
The signing and understanding of Treaty #6 ; loss of land (an island) thought to be part of Frog Lake Reserve.
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Toussait Dion Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Toussait Dion
Charlie Blackman
Indian History Film Project
Describes what happened at the signing of Treaty #6 and peoples' understanding of the terms of the treaty.
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Toward the Reconciliation of Interests and Ambitions: Participating Treaty No. 6 First Nations Position Paper Regarding the Duty to Consult and Accommodate and Sharing Wealth and Benefits of Resources

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Treaty No. 6 Chiefs
Discusses position regarding lands taken up for settlement by the Crown, the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement, reconciliation, infringements, traditional territories, legal principles and compensation.
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Treaties and an Official Use of History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 139-143
Book review of 2 books: The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, Including the Negotiations on which They Were Based by Alexander Morris. Canada: Indian Treaties and Surrenders From 1680 to 1890. The "Surrenders volume" is three parts; it includes the Crown's text of many pre-Confederation Treaties, while the "Morris reprint" contains the Crown's text of several Treaty texts and adhesions relating to western Canada, and some correspondence. All volumes are historical reprints.
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Treaties and the Law

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Block
Video reports that Canadian law recognizes treaties as solemn, sacred agreements that create legally enforceable obligations on behalf of the First Nations and the Crown. Duration: 33:08.
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Treaties Instrumental in Creating Province

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, March 31, 2006, p. A11
Relates three disasters in Saskatchewan that led to the signing of numbered treaties starting with Treaty 4 in 1874.
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Treaties Made in Good Faith

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon H. Venne
Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, vol. 34, no. 1, 2007, pp. 3-16
Discusses the oral understanding involved in making treating six at Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt.
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Treaty 6

Alternate Title
Treaty No. 6
Treaty No. Six
Treaty Six
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bob Beal
Brief overview of Treaty Six negotiations between Lieutenant-Governor Alexander Morris and Chiefs Mistawasis and Ahtahkakoop.
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Treaty 6 Education in Living Sky: Creator-Land-People

Alternate Title
Treaty Six Education in Living Sky: Creator-Land-People
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Living Sky School Division
Website contains links to treaty perspectives, leaders, information for teachers, educational games, lesson plans developed by school district teachers, etc.
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Treaty 6 Education: In Search of Her Majesty's Bounty and Benevolence

Alternate Title
Treaty Six Education: In Search of Her Majesty's Bounty and Benevolence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 231-[?]
Argues that it is time for Canada to fulfil the Crown's educational obligation to First Nations in order for them to reach parity in academic achievement with other Canadians.
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Treaty 6 Plans Moving Ahead

Alternate Title
Treaty #6 Plans Moving Ahead
Treaty No. 6 Plans Moving Ahead
Treaty Six Plans Moving Ahead
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 5, May 1976, p. 40
Commemoration of 100th year since Treaty conclusion, planned at Beardy's Reserve and Onion Lake Reserve
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Treaty 6: Traditional Life, Making of Treaty 6, Contemporary Life

Alternate Title
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Treaty 6
Treaty 6
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Heritage Community Foundation
Website contains information on Treaty 6 including history, traditions, and customs of the Cree Nation, the Nakoda Nation, the Saulteaux Nation & the Chipewyan. The website also has information on the contemporary life of the First Nations peoples, retracing such issues as land claims, life on reserves, and the efforts to promote cultural healing.
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Treaty Day for the Willow Cree

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Sliwa
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 3-12
Describes the signing of Treaty six at Fort Carlton and the adhesion of the Willow Cree on August 28 of 1876, and the relationship between the Crown and the Cree peoples in following years. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3,
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Treaty Day in Saddle Lake North West Territories

Images » Photographs
A photograph of Treaty day in Saddle Lake between 1900 and 1904. In the photo (l to r) NWMP officer, Indian agent George Mann, George Mann Jr?, translator Peter Erasmus and a group of Saddle Lake Cree men.
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Treaty Ensures Medical Care

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, December 2, 2002, p. B1
Looks at the three historical phases of First Nations health and the right to Medicare according to Treaty Six.
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Treaty No. 8 and the Trapping Rights of Aboriginal Peoples: Empty Promises?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monique M. Passelac-Ross
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 90, Spring, 2005, pp. [1]-7
"This article focuses on the trapping rights promised under Treaty 8 and their evolution over time in northern Alberta. It summarizes some of the findings of an in-depth study published by the Canadian Institute of Resources Law".
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Treaty Research Report: Treaty Six (1876)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Leonard Taylor
Historical context of Treaty 6 with the Cree, Assiniboine, Saulteaux, and Dene (Chipewyan), which covers present day Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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A Treaty Right to Sport?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Haslip
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1, 2001, p. [?]
Discusses importance of physical activitiy to culture and the historical efforts of sport organizations and federal legislation to exclude First Nations People from sport participation.
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Twelve Propositions About Treaty Six

Alternate Title
Twelve Propositions About Treaty #6
Twelve Propositions About Treaty 6
Twelve Propositions About Treaty No. 6
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Candis McLean
Report Newsmagazine (Alberta Edition), vol. 29, no. 13, June 24, 2002, p. 28
Writer Tom Flanagan argues that Chiefs who concluded Treaty 6 were aware of the conditions it imposed and what they were to receive in return.
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The Victor Buffalo Case: Cautionary Tale or Radical Hope Vindicated

Alternate Title
Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations Perspectives on Consultation January 17-18, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter W. Hutchins
Looks at the Federal Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal Judgments in the Samson Cree Nation case and the Victor Buffalo v. Her Majesty the Queen case.
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We Are All Part of Treaty

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Block
Looks at the arrival of the Europeans, First Nations teaching the newcomers survival skills, treaty negotiations and more. Duration: 6:34.
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We Are All Treaty People

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner
Discusses the mandate of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner as well as the obligations and benefits of Treaty. Duration: 14:44.
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We Are All Treaty People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Becky Sasakamoose Kuffner
Smita Garg
Canadian Issues, Aboriginal Immigrant Relations Today, Summer, 2012, pp. 26-29

Comments on initiatives in the City of Saskatoon to bring together Aboriginal people, newcomers and the mainstream population through recreation, culture and business. To access article scroll to p. 26.

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"We Must Farm to Enable Us to Live": The Plains Cree and Agriculture to 1900

Alternate Title
The Prairie West as Promised Land
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sarah Carter

Disproves the commonly held belief that despite government efforts and assistance, reserve populations lacked the inclination or ability to farm.

Chapter five from The Prairie West as Promised Land edited by Chris Kitzan and R.D. Francis

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The Young Chipeewayan Inquiry: Into the Claim Regarding Stoney Knoll Indian Reserve No. 107

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background, analyses and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the unlawful surrender of their reserve. ICC recommended further research be conducted on their membership. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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