Treaty 2
Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties (Book Review)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer S. H. Brown
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall, 2002, pp. 385-386
Description
Book review of: Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur J. Ray, Jim Miller, and Frank Tough.
Canada's Subjugation of the Plains Cree, 1879- 1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John L. Tobias
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 64, no. 4, 1983, pp. 519-548
Description
Argues that contrary to accepted wisdom, the Canadian government did not have honourable and just intentions, but violated treaties by refusing to grant the reserve lands that had been chosen and failing to supply the promised provisions. Instead Commissioner Dewdney used the courts, military and police to bring about political goals.
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim - Public Edition, July 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Manitoba Provincial Edition
Documents & Presentations
Description
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. Activities align with Manitoba curriculum guides for Grade 6 Social Studies and Grade 11 History of Canada.
The Importance of Oral and Extrinsic Historical Evidence in Understanding Indian Treaties
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
Archivaria, no. 53, Spring, 2002, pp. [122]-129
Description
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.
The Indian Residential School System of Canada: The Search for Truth, the Need for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
[ISID Conference 2014: Whose Truth? What Kind of Reconciliation?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on the history of residential schools, treaty promises, abuse in the schools and more.
Duration: 44:59.
Maps of Treaty-Making in Canada
Alternate Title
[Timelines and Maps]
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]
Description
Series of maps illustrates the historical evolution of Canada through treaty-making, focusing on the numbered treaties.
Previously titled Timelines and Maps.
"Men of Their Own Blood": Métis Intermediaries and the Numbered Treaties
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Stevenson
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 1, 2009, pp. 67-90
Description
Examination of primary documents demonstrates how bi-cultural mediators, using traditional Indigenous protocols, were critical in preventing violence.
[Native Reserves: The Prairies, 1902]
Alternate Title
Historical Atlas of Canada ; v. 2, plate 33
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
National Perspectives: Native Canada
Native Reserves of Canada to 1902
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
[Byron Moldofsky
Mariange Beaudry
Chris Brackley
Mark Suarez]
Description
Listed by location/treaty name; table shows reserve name and number, year of initial grant, ethno-linguistic group and linguistic family, hectares and square acres at surrender and in 1902.
Table created from information found in The Historical Atlas of Canada, v. 2 edited by R. Louis Gentilcore ; Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer and designer.
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
Description
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.
Unsteady Debut: J. A. N. Provencher and the Beginnings of Indian Administration in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Titley
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 21-46
Description
Reveals the unsuitability of J. A. N. Provencher as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the criminal allegations brought against him and the inquiry that led to his dismissal in 1878.
Without Reservation: The Chatham-Kent Community Network & Caldwell First Nation Land Dispute
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johnathan W. L. Rose
Native Studies review, vol. 21, no. 1, 2012, pp. 43-60
Description
Overview of organization formed to investigate the 1998 agreement-in-principle negotiated with the Federal Department of Indian Affairs.