Treaty 6

Series of maps illustrates the historical evolution of Canada through treaty-making, focusing on the numbered treaties. Previously titled Timelines and Maps.

Confirms what other elders have said about what the Indians thought they gave up at Treaty #6.

Two-thirds of the First Nations in Treaty Six refuse to sign annual financial agreement with Health Canada.

Purpose of agreement is to pursue discussions regarding self-government.

Examination of primary documents demonstrates how bi-cultural mediators, using traditional Indigenous protocols, were critical in preventing violence.

History Thesis (M.A.) -- University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Brief note on the Mistawasis Band of Treaty 6 presents contemporary and historical conditions..

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding three land surrenders from certain portions of IR 103. ICC suspended its inquiry because they successful concluded the Settlement Agreement. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Miro Kwasnica, Member of the Legislative Assemby for Cut Knife-Lloydminster, supports Chief Rod Okemow's claims for land promised in Treaty 6.

Brief paragraph on this Treaty 6 First Nation located near Saskatoon.

Agreement between Government of Canada, Government of Saskatchewan and Muskoday First Nation.

Looks at the economic benefits and social development opportunities that the settlement agreement will bring to the Muskoday First Nation. Article located by scrolling to page 3.

Concludes that no outstanding treaty land entitlement is owed to the James Smith Cree Nation. (French version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [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.]

File contains 11 negatives from the National Treaty Chief's Meeting at the Beardy's Reserve on July 19, 1988. The first negative shows a procession of dignitaries with the Canadian flag. The second shows an unidentified Chief or elder with the Canadian flag. The third and forth show men apparently in prayer, with the flags of Canada and Great Britain. The fifth and sixth show two men in a tent one, of whom appears to be delivering a speech. The seventh and eighth show a procession of men (one of whom is an Aboriginal RCMP member) with a what appears to be an unidentified flag and a coup stick.

Black and white archival photographs dealing with treaty negotiations.

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.

Book review of: Natives and Settlers Now and Then edited by Paul W. Depasquale.

Special issue of Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, vol. 34, no. 1, 2007.

Describes the First Nations experience in peace treaty negotiations using the example of the Blackfoot and Cree settlement at Wetaskiwin 150 years ago.

Book review of: Natives & Settlers - Now & Then edited by Paul W. DePasquale.

Reprint of 1905 speech by David Laird (1833-1914) on Treaties with which he was directly involved.

A marker commemorating the "North West Rebellion" from Memorial Park, Battleford. No date given. See S-B276 for detail shot of the plaque on the monument.

Field test draft.

Report by Tom Flanagan, submitted in the Samson case, says Chiefs were aware they were giving up mineral rights when signing Treaty Six/ Treaty 6.

Book review of On Being Here to Stay by Michael Asch.

Discusses the signing of Treaty 6, after the Frog Lake Massacre in 1885, and looks at the Federal Governments refusal to recognize a Chief until 1914, when they amalgamated as the Onion Lake Band.

The Onion Lake Hospital run by the Anglican Church of Canada.

The right of Treaty Indians to hunt for food in provinces in which they do not live was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Judge K. Halvorson overturns Magistrates' Court ruling which found Walter Moosehunter guilty of unlawful hunting.

Gives his understanding of Treaty #6 and describes some of the changes which resulted from it.

Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, 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.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, reports, legal papers, maps, field notes, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [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.]

Gives his interpretation of Treaty #6.

Advocates reinterpretation of treaties to reflect present day realities.

Uses Treaties 4 and 6 as case studies.

Chapter eight from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

Historic Band Specific and Trust Agreement signing ceremony takes place at the Opawikoscikan Reserve in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Photograph. Caption: "The Cree were determined to have their own interpreter at the Treaty Six negotiations and hired mixed-blood Peter Erasmus to translate for them.". From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

Talks of traditional values and the symbolism of the treaty promises.

Gives his understanding of Treaty #6.

Tells stories from his father and grandfather of the signing of Treaty #6 and of Indian life before that time.

Comments on a tentative deal between Enbridge Pipeline officials, the Saskatchewan government and First Nations people that promises training and employment for First Nations people. Article found on page 1 and by scrolling to page 3.

A close-up photograph of a plaque commemorating signing of Treaty No. 6 (August-Sept, 1876).

Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E.

Argues that Treaty provisions include commitment to programming and finances in support of post secondary education.

An undated photo of the Cree Chief Poundmaker posed standing with a rifle.

A paper apparently written by [Jennie] Moore, sister of Mrs. John Douglas, briefly describing pre-contact life and the arrival of European settlers in the Cut Knife, SK area. The paper focuses on Poundmaker and the Battle of Cut Knife Hill in March 1885. It ends with glowing descriptions of productive farm land and of the growth of the town of Cut Knife.

New organization is formed to strengthen the position of Treaty Nations interests and to compliment the roles of the Assembly or First Nations and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.

Indian Claims Commission final report dated March 2003, French language version. Commissioners include : Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy. Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the federal Crown's granting of three rights of way to Calgary Power on Alexis IR133 during 1950s and 1960s.

Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, 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.]