Treaty 4

Discusses the need to equip Aboriginal people with the tools for employment. Duration: 17:44.

Comments on the treaty relationship between the government, First Nations and other Canadians. Duration: 13:17.

Background to Treaty 4 and current entitlement.

Background and results of exploratory treaty discussions conducted in Saskatchewan under the auspices of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner.

Looks at a celebration of a new school year and the program designed to improve Treaty Four students' quality of education. Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 2.

Cites many letters between government officials, NWMP officers and Canadian Army officers regarding passes and concludes these passes certainly existed. Passes came into existence after the 1885 resistance. Evidence of their use was only found in Treaty 4, 6 and 7 territories, and it cannot be certain they were used in every agency. Author states evidence indicates passes were used as late as the 1930s, but no sources are given.

Describes the historical background of treaty negotiations.

Examines the importance of treaty education by looking at what students know and understand about treaties and the historical relationship between First Nations and non-First Nations peoples.

Looks at the two different narratives regarding the negotiations of Treaty 4, the differing cultural frameworks and why, for the Cree and Saulteaux people, the treaty settlement remains unfinished business.

Looks at an introduction to police work during a two week training course, for 26 students, through the Treaty Four Citizens Police Academy offered by the Regina Police Service. Article located by scrolling to page 14.

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.

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.

Looks at the benefits and interests of treaties for all people in Saskatchewan. Duration: 11:59.

Relates three disasters in Saskatchewan that led to the signing of numbered treaties starting with Treaty 4 in 1874.

Includes the Crown's text of the Selkirk, Robinson-Superior, Robinson-Huron, and numbered Treaties 1 to 7 as well as many of the early supplementary adhesions to Treaty.

Publication relating to pre-contact, colonization, treaties and modern-day eras of Aboriginal life in Manitoba. Includes detailed descriptions of the treaty signings of 1871.

Reviews a brief history of Treaty 4, Treaty 5, and Treaty 6.

Gathering of the 33 First Nations in the Treaty 4 area held annually in Fort Qu'Appelle.

Reflects on the success of the Treaty Land Entitlement Agreement for Saskatchewan First Nations.

Crown's text of Treaty No. 4 concluded in 1874 between the Crown and Cree, Saulteaux, Assiniboine and other Indigenous peoples. Also includes Orders in Council for the Commission and Approval of Treaty No, 4.

Remembering the signing on Sept. 15, 1874.

Presents historical context of Treaty-making and argues that the meaning of Treaty 4 cannot be derived from the Crown's text alone; and Treaties must be flexible to last forever.

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.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2017.

Looks at the arrival of the Europeans, First Nations teaching the newcomers survival skills, treaty negotiations and more. Duration: 6:34.

Discusses the mandate of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner as well as the obligations and benefits of Treaty. Duration: 14:44.

Elders present songs and prayers with discussion about the loss of traditions and values, evils of alcohol, role of elders, etc. Also stories of adventures in intertribal warfare ; a story of a man who married a thunderwoman.