Treaty 7
Advancing Reconciliation Resource for School Councils
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Professional Learning Consortium
Description
Basic information on terminology, cultural diversity, history of First Nation peoples in Alberta, Alberta treaties and treaty relationships, legacy of residential schools, theTruth and Reconciliation Commission and respectful ways to interact with Elders.
Annie Whitecalf 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Annie Whitecalf
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes stories of traditional life including ceremonies, dances, burials, hunting, and spirits.
Augustine Yellow Sun and Joe Poor Eagle Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Augustine Yellow Sun
Joe Poor Eagle
Allan J. Wolfleg
Indian History Film Project
Description
Detailed description of what happened at Blackfoot Crossing when Treaty 7 was negotiated; and CPR right of way through the Blackfoot Reserve.
Augustine Yellow Sun and Joe Poor Eagle Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Augustine Yellow Sun
Joe Poor Eagle
Allan J. Wolfleg
Indian History Film Project
Description
A discussion of Land rights under Treaty #7; trade of furs for goods; and the dispersal of the Blackfoot people and eventual return to the Blackfoot Reserve under Crowfoot.
Bad Man Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bad Man
Harry Shade
Indian History Film Project
Description
Bad Man gives an account of the arrival of white men, acceptance of treaty by Bloods, and subsequent lease of land by Mormons.
Blackfoot Children and Old Sun's Boarding School 1894-1897: A Case Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Jane Preston
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-20
Description
Comments on the effects Canada's educational assimilation policy had on the Blackfoot people of the Siksika Nation.
Blood Tribe / Kainaiwa Big Claim Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Concludes that, although a reserve in the Blood Tribe’s home base was not formally set aside by Treaty 7, a joint reserve along the Bow River was set aside for the Blood Tribe, the Blackfeet, and the Peigan. This reserve should be located within the Blood Tribe's territory subject to the terms of Treaty 7. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Blood Tribe / Kainaiwa Big Claim Inquiry - Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Examines whether the rejected claim was properly resolved. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde 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.]
Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa Inquiry: 1889 Akers Surrender
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) about whether a clerical error by the federal government resulted in 440 acres of mineral-rich land being taken without consent or compensation. No determination by ICC as parties agreed to negotiate a settlement under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Carole T. Corcoran. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa Inquiry: Akers Surrender 1889 Claim, July 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains letters/memos, submissions, band council documents, and reports in regards to the dispute over the federal government taking over 440 acres of mineral-rich reserve land without full consent or compensation.
Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa - The Big Claim
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Documents include Treaties, correspondence/letters, reports, submissions, maps and other related historical materials regarding The Big Claim by the Blood Tribe/Kainaiwa. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde 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.]
Building the System: Churches, Missionary Organizations, the Federal State, and Health Care in Southern Alberta Treaty 7 Communities, 1890-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin Burnett
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 18-41
Description
Looks at the evolution of institutional structures of western health care in First Nations communities in southern Alberta and the women who were central in the creation and operation of these facilities.
Camoose Bottle Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Camoose Bottle
Harry Shade
Mike Devine
Indian History Film Project
Description
Evidence given by Camoose Bottle, aged 71, including an account of the taking of Treaty #7 following a deterioration in Indian life after introduction of alcohol; allocation of lands to various tribes and later loss of part of the Blood Reserve.
Charlie Coming Singing Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Coming Singing
Dila Provost
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview discussing the taking and interpretation of Treaty #7, and the establishment of the Blood Reserve.
Chris Bull Shields Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Chris Bull Shields
Mike Devine
Indian History Film Project
Description
Chris Bull Shields, age 73, describes the signing of Treaty #7, and the establishment of the boundaries of the Blood Reserve.
Colonizer or Compatriot?: A Reassessment of the Reverend John McDougall
Alternate Title
Finding Directions West: Readings That Locate and Dislocate Western Canada's Past
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Will Pratt
Description
Chapter 4 in: Finding Directions West: Readings That Locate and Dislocate Western Canada's Past edited by George Colpitts and Heather Devine.
Constantine Scollen, the Forgotten Missionary
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raymond Huel
Alberta History, vol. 59, no. 4, Autumn, 2011, pp. 10-18
Description
Looks at an Oblate missionary that was involved with negotiating and signing Treaties Six and Seven but, due to his questionable behaviour, was ultimately cut off from the Church.
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.
Copying People: Photographing British Columbia First Nations, 1860-1940; Proclaiming the Gospel to the Indians and the Metis: The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Western Canada, 1845-1945; The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Donald B. Smith
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 79, no. 2, June 1998, pp. 341-344
Description
Reviews three books:
Copying People by Daniel Francis.
Proclaiming the Gospel to the Indians and the Metis by Raymond J. A. Huel.
The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 by the Treaty 7 Tribal Council in Alberta.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 341.
Don McLean Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
First Rider (Bill Heavy Runner) Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bill Heavy Runner
Mike Devine
Paul Russell
Indian History Film Project
Description
Describes First Rider (Bill Heavy Runner)'s understanding of promises made in Treaty #7 and how they were later broken.
George First Rider 8
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dila Provost
Albert Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
A discussion of Treaty 7: promises made and broken; and the traditional relationship of the Indian to his surroundings.
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.
Indian Record (Vol. 35, #5-6, [#7-8], July-August, 1972)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. XXIV, No. V, May, 1961)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.