Treaties

Looking for Solutions in the Canadian North: Modern Treaties as a New Strategy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James C. Saku
Robert M. Bone
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 44, no. 3, 2000, pp. 259-270
Description
Compares economic development in three different areas: the Western Arctic, Central Arctic and Northern Quebec, over a ten year period and argues that those who signed agreements earlier have experienced more rapid and persistent development.
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Looking Forward, Looking Back

Alternate Title
Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples ; Vol. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Volume 1 of Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
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Louis Agnes Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Louis Agnes
Rose Saddleback
Indian History Film Project
Description
Tells of the history of the Alexis and Paul bands and the establishment of their reserves.
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Louise O'ar Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Louise O'ar
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview relates to loss of treaty status by various family members.
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The Mace Runner Ceremony

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Block
Description
Comments on two historic events that occurred on May 29, 2006 in the Saskatchewan legislature; the 100th anniversary of the first sitting and the first recognition of treaties and treaty relationships. Duration: 14:03.
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Making a Treaty: The North American Experience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Barwick
Aboriginal History, vol. 12, no. 1, 1988, pp. 7-26
Description
Presents paper used in discussions with a Treaty Committee requesting to make a treaty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people.
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The Making of Treaty 8 in Canada's Northwest

Alternate Title
The Making of Treaty #8 in Canada's Northwest
The Making of Treaty Eight in Canada's Northwest
The Making of Treaty No. 8 in Canada's Northwest
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Virtual Museum of Canada
Description
Site describes events leading up to Treaty 8, its boundaries encompass portions of what are now British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Mamiskotamaw: "Oral History," Indigenous Method" and Canadian Law in Three Books

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Signa Daum Shanks
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 181-192
Description
Book reviews of: Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan; Our Dream is That Our Peoples Will One Day Be Recognized as Nations, by Harold Cardinal; They Will Have Our Words: The Dene Elders Project, Volume 2, produced by Lynda Holland, Mary Ann Kkailther; They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing, as Told by Alice Ahenakew.
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The Maori Land Court in New Zealand: An Historical Overview

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan D. Gilling
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 17-29
Description
Reviews the history of Maori/non-Maori land relations since 1865 in New Zealand and explores how legislation has helped to shape race relations.
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Māori Self-Determination and the Pākehā Criminal Justice Process: The Missing Link

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam McMullan
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, 2011, pp. 73-100
Description
Looks at Māori rights under the Treaty of Waitangi and international law and the use of a gateway and screening method to determine which stream a Māori accused should be processed through: the Pākehā legal process or a Māori alternative.
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Map of Saskatchewan Treaty Areas

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Displays a map of Saskatchewan showing boundaries of Treaty 8, 10, 6, 5, 4 and 2.
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Map Supplement Number Sixteen: Indian Land Cessions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam B. Hilliard
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, vol. 62, no. 2, June 1972, pp. 374-U26
Description
Provides chronological illustration of land transfers beginning with the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1784.
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Marie Alook Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Alook
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview relates to loss of treaty status of various family members.
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Maritime Indian Treaties in Historical Perspective

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
W.E. Daugherty
Treaties and Historical Research Centres
Research Branch
Corporate Policy
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Discussion of Treaties that came out of a period of intense warfare during 1693-1761 in the Malecites, Abenaki, and Mi'kmaq territories.
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Mark Wolfleg Sr. Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mark (Sr.) Wolfleg
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mark Wolfleg talks about the Blackfoot interpretation of the terms of Treaty #7; also the roles of the Crowfoot and a group of Metis in taking Treaty #7. He also talks about his overseas experiences during World War II.
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Martin Says All the Right Things to Chiefs [AFN Annual General Assembly]

Alternate Title
Martin Says All the Right Things to Chiefs [Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 4, August 2002, p. 13
Description

Comments that Paul Martin’s speech in 2002 was met with interest and approval when he hinted at criticism of his own government's approach to issues regarding treaties and self-government, but with far less enthusiasm when he mentioned the First Nations governance act.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.7.

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Mary Robinson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Robinson
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interviewee relates how her brothers lost their treaty status in childhood.
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Mary Whiteford Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Whiteford
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mary Whiteford, a chief of the Horse Lakes reserve, describes how her ancestors took treaty and how the treaty promises were broken.
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Maude Moberly Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Maude Moberly
Roger Nanooch
Indian History Film Project
Description
Maude Moberly, 66 years old, gives her interpretation of Treaty promises; talks about Wood Buffalo National Park, and associated problems; the promised reserve at Garden River; and the need for more land in some small reserves.
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Maxley Nanamaho Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Maxley Nanamaho
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Description
Treaty status, how it is lost and gained.
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McKnight the Right Man for Most Important Role

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 19
Description
Introduction to the new Treaty Commissioner, Bill McKnight and his belief that "We are all Treaty people". Article located by scrolling to page 19.
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McKnight Tipped as Next Treaty Official

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, March 05, 2007, p. B1
Description
Discussion of Bill McKnight's suitability for the position of Treaty Commissioner in Saskatchewan.
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A Measured Sovereignty: The Politics of Nation-Making in British Columbia

Alternate Title
A Measured Sovereignty The Politics of Nation Making in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
R. S. Ratner
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 283-316
Description
Argues that within the British Columbia Treaty Process, there are two radically different positions regarding self-determination; the First Nations focus on sovereignty and the non-Aboriginal focus on integration within the neoliberal state.
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Media and Te Tiriti o Waitangi 2004

Alternate Title
[Media and the Treaty of Waitangi]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Moewaka Barnes
Mandi Gregory
Tim McCreanor
Raymond Nairn
Frank Pega
Jenny Rankine
Description
Reports results of survey of 353 newspaper articles and 29 television items containing news relating to Maori people and issues. Sample taken on 14 pre-selected days in August, September and October 2004.
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A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
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Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management
Description
A “fully-searchable database containing information about 2200 Mi'kmaq and Mi'kmaq-related textual records and published items” held by Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management. Includes records for treaties, photographs, other archival and library holdings.
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Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior

Alternate Title
Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Jr.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Arthur J. Ray
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 84, no. 1, March 2003, pp. 101-104
Description
Book review of: Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior by William C. Wicken.
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