Treaties
Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada, and: The Power of Promises: Rethinking Indian Treaties in the Pacific Northwest
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jill St. Germain
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 91, no. 2, June 2010, pp. 355-359
Description
Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller and The Power of Promises: Rethinking Indian Treaties in the Pacific Northwest edited by Alexandra Harmon.
Comparative Assessment of the Position of Indigenous Peoples in Quebec, Canada and Abroad
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bradford W. Morse
Description
New edition of report provides overview of original and looks at relevant issues in the same countries including demographics, policy, fiscal information, legal framework, land rights and other important issues.
Comparative Governance Structures Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Alternate Title
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Schulze
Description
Discusses the self-government issues of legitimacy, power and resources, by using examples of current agreements. The article breaks the areas down in terms of: basic principles, rights through treaties, federal-provincial division of power, status of lands, legislative powers, and funding.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Saskatchewan Provincial Edition
E-Books
Description
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. This edition is aligned with the Saskatchewan provincial curriculum for History 30: Canadian Studies, Native Studies 10, and Native Studies 30.
The Constitutional Right of an Enriched Livelihood
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 43-58
Description
Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and discusses the impact of law on economic development.
Consulting and Accommodating First Nations in Canada: A Duty That Reaps Benefits
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dean M. Jacobs
Description
Paper originally presented at the National Claims Research Workshop, October 7, 2002. Overview of law in Canada surrounding duty to consult and Walpole Island First Nation's experiences with accommodation of rights.
Contested Places: The Significance of the Motunui-Waitara Claim to the Waitangi Tribunal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul James
Eric Pawson
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 111-125
Description
Presents the geographies of the claim to better understand the cultural differences in environmental behaviours in a specific place.
Copies or Extracts of Recent Correspondence Respecting Alterations in the Organization of the Indian Department in Canada
Alternate Title
Indian Department (Canada): Copies or Extracts of Recent Correspondence Respecting Alterations in the Organization of the Indian Department in Canada
[Parliament 1856. House of Commons Reports and Papers] 247
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Lawrence Oliphant
Earl of Elgin and Kincardine
Governor-General of Canada
T.G. Anderson
C. Rankin
E. Head
G. Grey
H. Labouchere
Description
Dispatches to and from the Governor-General of Canada and the British Colonial Office with enclosures of reports from various Department officials.
Copy of the Robinson Treaty Made in the Year 1850 with the Ojibewa Indians of Lake Huron Conveying Certain Lands to the Crown
Alternate Title
Copy of the Robinson Treaty Made in the Year 1850 with the Ojibwa Indians of Lake Huron Conveying Certain Lands to the Crown
Copy of the Robinson Treaty Made in the Year 1850 with the Ojibway Indians of Lake Huron Conveying Certain Lands to the Crown
Documents & Presentations
Description
Agreement concluded between the Crown and principle headmen of the Ojibewa (Ojibway/Anishinabek). This Treaty is commonly referred to as Robinson Huron Treaty. Document is reprinted from the 1939 edition.
Copy of the Treaty made November 15, 1923 between his Majesty the King and the Mississauga Indians of Rice Lake, Mud Lake, Scugog Lake and Alderville
Alternate Title
Mississauga Treaty, 1923
Williams Treaty, 1923
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dominion of Canada
Government of the Province of Ontario
Chippewa and Mississauga Peoples
Description
Text of Treaty frequently referred to as one of the Williams Treaties or the Mississauga Treaty. Reprinted from the 1932 edition by Queen's Printer.
Copy of the Treaty made October 31, 1923 between His Majesty the King and the Chippewa Indians of Christian Island, Georgina Island and Rama
Alternate Title
Chippewa Treaty, 1923
Williams Treaty, 1923
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Concluded in 1923 between the Crown and the members of the Chippewa Nations having claim to lands in the Province of Ontario including fishing, hunting and trapping rights. Also known as one of the Williams Treaties, the other being with Mississauga peoples.
Copy of Treaty and Supplementary Treaty No. 7, Made 22nd Sept. and 4th Dec., 1877, between Her Majesty the Queen and the Blackfeet and other Indian Tribes, at the Blackfoot Crossing of Bow River and Fort Macleod
Alternate Title
Copy of Treaty and Supplementary Treaty #7, Made 22nd Sept. and 4th Dec., 1877
Copy of Treaty and Supplementary Treaty 7, Made 22nd Sept. and 4th Dec., 1877
Copy of Treaty and Supplementary Treaty Seven, Made 22nd Sept. and 4th Dec., 1877
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Treaty between the Crown and Blackfeet, Blood, Piegan, Sarcee, and Stony Nations in what is now Alberta. Adhesion and Order in Council setting up Commission for Treaty No. 7 also included. Reprinted from Crown's text of Treaty edition of 1877.
Copy of Treaty No. 6 Between Her Majesty the Queen and the Plain and Wood Cree Indians and Other Tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River with Adhesions
Alternate Title
Copy of Treaty 6 Between Her Majesty the Queen and the Plains and Wood Cree Indians and Other Tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River with Adhesions
Documents & Presentations
Description
Covers land in what is now Alberta and Saskatchewan and includes adhesions in 1876, 1944, 1950, 1954, and 1956. Reprinted from the 1877 edition.
Courting the First Nations Vote: Ontario’s Grand River Reserve and the Electoral Franchise Act of 1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.I. Little
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 52, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 538-569
Description
Discusses the enfranchisement of eastern First Nations by Macdonald’s Electoral Franchise Act in 1885, the participation of Indigenous voters in the Brant South and Haldimand ridings in elections between 1886 and 1897, and their disenfranchisement when the Electoral Franchise Act was repealed by Laurier’s government. Also considers conflicting perspectives on enfranchisement within the First Nations community.
The Courts, Government, and Public Policy: The Significance of R. v. Marshall
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 63, 2000, pp. 701-718
Description
Focuses on the ramifications of the case in which the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Mi'kmaq treaty right to hunt, fish gather and trade for necessaries.
The Covenant Chain: Representing the Crown: 'Living Treaty' and the Necessity of Corporate Memory
Alternate Title
[250th Anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alan Corbiere
Description
Speaker discusses the significance of the chain and the meaning of the wampum belts which were exchanged between British and First Nations, and argues that treaty-making is a relational process and not a single event.
Duration: 1:18:08.
Creating the Image of the Savage in Defence of the Crown: The Ethnohistorian in Court
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur J. Ray
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 2, Advocacy and Claims Research, 1990, pp. 13-29
Description
Discusses the challenges associated with the way historical evidence is presented and interpreted in the court room.
Cree Elders Workshop 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Kanipitetew
Eli Bear
Pius Dustyhorn
Daniel Ochapooways
Andrew King
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Description
Wide-ranging discussion among elders touching on many topics including kinship; illegitimate children; ceremonialism; therole of the elder; financing the elder who incurs some costs associated with the organization of a ceremony.
[Cree Traditional Cultural Teachings]
Alternate Title
A Sacred Lodge of Learning: First Nations University of Canada
Breaking the Laws
Human Birth
Land Prophecy
Mossbag and Women's Teachings
Our Treaty Relatives
Pipe Laws
Protocol and Smudging
Spiritkeepers
Suicide
The Sound of the Universe and the Creation of Mother Earth
Treaties
Uncle's Four Laws
Wesakechak
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sylvia McAdam
Description
Series of 15 short videos (approx. 5 min. each) on a variety of topics.
Crosscurrents - No. 61, February 1980.
Articles » General
Description
The April 1995 issue of Crosscurrents, with articles on Leonard Peltier, Canadian-United States uranium land deals, and inmate treatment in Canadian prisons.
Historical note:
Crosscurrents is a journal based in Saskatoon, with offices at 134 Avenue F South.The Crown's Duty to Consult and the Role of the Energy Regulator
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Keith B. Bergner
Energy Regulation Quarterly, vol. 2, Winter, 2014
Description
Provides an overview of historic treaties, modern treaties and non-treaty areas and how duty to consult applies to each group. Focuses on defining the role of the Energy Regulator in reference to the Crown's duty to consult.
CRRF Facts About ... Leading Aboriginal Treaty Rights Cases
Alternate Title
Canadian Race Relations Foundation Facts ... Leading Aboriginal Treaty Rights Cases
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)
Description
Discusses noted cases in Canada: The Queen v. Sikyea (1964) The Queen v. Taylor and Williams (1981) Simon v. The Queen (1987) The Queen v. Sioui (1990) The Queen v. Horseman (1990) Badger v. The Queen (1996) Marshall v. The Queen (1999).