Peace & Friendship Treaties

Crown's text of Treaty with Miq'Mak / Miq'maw / Mi'kmaq / Micmac peoples transcribed from R. v. Simon, Supreme Court of Canada, 1985.

Crown's text of Treaty transcribed from R v. Marshall, Supreme Court of Canada, 1999.

Outlines the history of treaty making in Canada between Aboriginal peoples and the Crown.

Comments on the foundations on which treaty was based and that treaties were to be honoured forever. Duration: 9:55

Comments on the unaddressed water issues that persist despite funding initiatives and public awareness.

Discusses the various types of Blackfoot treaties, including peace treaties between bands, as well as several reasons for their conception.

[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Texas, 2002.

Links to information on treaties, laws, and events from the first contact to 2003.

Looks at the Supreme Court of Canada's decision that fishing rights of Aboriginals guaranteed in a 1760 British Treaty of Peace and Friendship must be honoured.

Uses example of the Chippewas Tri-Council land claim to show the process of colonial government of Indigenous communities.

Traces conflicts between Maritime First Nations, commercial and sports fishers, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in New Brunswick.

Website contains links to: information about individual communities, culture, treaty, timeline, video and audio clips, and interviews with Elders. Suitable as a classroom resource.

Book review of: The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies by Alan Taylor.

Presentation by the author of Resource Rulers: Fortune and Folly on Canada's Road to Resources, offers recommendations to First Nations people including promoting their 197 legal wins. Duration: 31:50.

Fisheries Resource Management, Marine Studies Thesis (M.M.S.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2002.

Review essay on: The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 by Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter, and Dorothy First Rider. Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur J. Ray, Jim Miller, and Frank Tough. Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior by William C. Wicken.

Broadcast discusses after-effects of ruling in the Donald Marshall, Jr. case and concerns about aggressive lobster fishing. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 7:30.

Introduction and three archival items dealing with case of four brothers charged with offences under the Quebec Parks Act after a spiritual excursion into the forest. Documents highlight historical guarantees, a treaty of peace and friendship, and land use rights.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--The University of New Brunswick, 2001.

Looks at conflict between Federal fishery officers fought against the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Esgenoopetitj, or Burnt Church, New Brunswick during the summer of 2000. Duration: 96:31. This film contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2002.

Website contains links to treaties covering the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet people in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. These treaties did not involve cession of land, but dealt with hunting, fishing, trading rights with the British, and continuation of customary and religious practices. The website also lists rulings by the Supreme Court for the period 1990-2000.

Examination and interpretation of the "truckhouse" clause in the Peace and Friendship treaties by the Supreme Court of Canada.

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.

Atlantic Canada Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2003.

Sociology and Social Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 1996.

Examines Aboriginal and treaty fishing rights, and the experiences of Donald Marshall, Jr. regarding those rights.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

Evidence shows that the Dutch are doing less than ever before to honour the Treaty.

Includes American slavery, punishment of slaves in Lower Canada, legal position of Canadian slaves, kidnapping of individuals, some commentary Huron Treaty of 1764 in relation to slavery. From Proceedings of the Canadian Institute, New Series, vol. 1, pt. 1, no. 1, 1897.

Ruling concluded that there is no existing right to trade in the Treaties of 1760-61 to exempt Donald Marshall from the Federal fisheries regulations.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1998.

RCAP 57 contains files from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Mah-Sos School Gymnasium in Tobique, New Brunswick. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations by a series of community groups, and individuals on topics including education, women's issues, treaties, and Micmac history. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.

File contains a presentation by Chief Roger Augustine of the Union of New Brunswick Indians. Augustine delivers a presentation on the history of his people, Constitutional issues, Treaties, self-governance, land claims, and related issues. Following this he discusses land claims and justice models with Commissioner Erasmus.

File contains a presentation by Chief Stewart Paul of the Tobique First Nation. Paul welcomes Commissioners Erasmus and Robinson to Tobique, then proceeds to discuss the history of the First Nation, its part in Pre-Confederation Treaties, the creation of their reserve, its war veterans in numerous global conflicts, notable individuals from Tobique, and some of the economic and social concerns faced by the nation. Paul also elaborates on some of the programming undertaken by the community to deal with these concerns.

Atlantic Canada Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2006.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)-The University of British Columbia, 1998.

Author explores the roles and meanings that have been ascribed to the Friendship Belt and the Two Row Wampum belts historically and what impact they have on contemporary Haudenosaunee understandings of nationhood and sovereignty.