Treaty 8

Analyzes media accounts that discuss how the Indigenous inhabitants of Canada gave up 324,000 square miles of land to the Government of Canada by signing Treaty 8.

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.

Purpose of memorandum is to facilitate recognition and implementation of Meadow Lake First Nations government over reserve lands.

Mr. Grandjambe, 80 years old when interviewed, was formerly a trapper. He describes his understanding of the treaty promises.

A very brief interview about the procedure followed at the signing of Treaty #8.

Comments on the decision handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage).

Discusses treaty rights and the Crown's duty to consult. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.

Mrs. Ranger was born in Batoche around 1892. She gives an account of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 as told by her mother, shares childhood memories of Gabriel Dumont, the effects on the Metis community by the Depression and the two world wars and gives her impressions of how the Metis are treated by various outside groups.

Mrs. Nicolas, nee Fleury, was born in Duck Lake in 1887. After a brief period in the U.S. where she attended school she returned to the Duck Lake area where she has lived ever since. She shares her experiences of raising her family of ten plus three foster children, her childhood, schooling and life on a mixed farm including the Depression years. She also gives an account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told by her grandfather, and of relatives who fought in WWI, WWII and the Korean war.

Born in 1890, Mrs. Moulin remembers Gabriel Dumont and heard a great deal about the 1885 Rebellion from her grandmother. She shares what she remembers being told by her grandmother about the 1885 Rebellion and the leaders.

An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)

Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.

Mrs. Peter Nadjiwon discusses her family's move to the Cape Croker Reserve in Ontario. Transcribed by Heather Yaworski.

Discusses the history of cultural/historical research related to treaty and claims litigation and its presentation in court.

Black and white archival photographs dealing with treaty negotiations.

Examines issues of native land claims affected by different projects like the Bennett Dame in the Peace-Athabasca Delta area.

This 75 year old man describes changes brought about by Treaty #8; promises of reserve at Prairie Lake; and confusion over treaty status of many northern people.

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

Professor Val Napoleon, of the University of Alberta, advocates the blending of Indigenous and Western knowledge to settle Canada's outstanding land claims with Aboriginal peoples.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

Field test draft.

Book review of: On the North Trail edited by David Leonard and Beverly Whalen. Scroll down to page 81 to read review.

Book review of: On the North Trail edited by David Leonard and Beverly Whalen.

Presentation to the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, United Natioins.

Offers guidelines for convening a talking circle including finding a comfortable location and a facilitator with strong skills.

Report makes recommendations to: the Governments of Canada and British Columbia, to the RCMP, to local governments in Northeast British Columbia, and to private industry.

Mr. Gladue discusses promises made under Treaty #8.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Lifetime chief of the Fort MacKay band gives a brief account of the signing of Treaty 8; talks about Fort MacKay band reserves, how they are located a long way from Fort MacKay where people reside.

Treaty 8 signing.

This elderly man says he was present at the Treaty #8 negotiations. Describes how he understood the promises.

Pierre Vandale was born in Carlton, Saskatchewan. He was treated in a sanatorium for tuberculosis but on recovery worked at farming and woodcutting. He talks about his children's education and his lack of schooling and he shares what his grandfather told him about the Riel Rebellion of 1885, the Metis and World War I and II.

Brief summary and evaluation of the references to mineral rights in the Treaty 8 interviews.

Final report examines an alleged shortfall of land and a claim for land under the provisions of Treaty 8. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Jane Dickson-Gilmore. [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.]

Discusses how expert testimony influenced litigation in the outcome of the Benoit v. R. case about Treaty rights and taxation.

Looks at how the Powley decision has placed Métis issues on the policy map.

Interviews of the contributing players in the education system serving members of the Treaty 8 region in northern Alberta. Duration: 6:57.

Interviews of the contributing players in the education system serving members of the Treaty 8 region in northern Alberta. Duration: 7:28.

Interviews of the contributing players in the education system serving members of the Treaty 8 region in northern Alberta. Durations: 7:21.

Decision or ruling regarding hunting on privately owned land ceded by treaty.

Case involved Treaty 8 Aboriginal man who killed bear in self-defence and later sold the hide. He was charged with unlawfully trafficking in wildlife, but argued that he was within his hunting rights.

Examines outstanding obligations, and treaty documents, in respect of farming lands. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Urban economic development; different tax treatment of Aboriginal lands; and cost recovery for municipalities has lead to a more complicated relationship. Discusses principles and recommendations for provinces and territories to help local governments and First Nations evade conflicts.

Explores historical and contemporary issues at Holy Angels and St. Joseph's Schools.

Book review of: Rogue Diamonds: The Search for Northern Riches on Dene Land by Ellen Bielawski.

Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.

He gives an account of the Sioux participation in the War of 1812 on the side of the British, and the Sioux interpretation of the reward promised them by the British Crown; tells the history and whereabouts of the King George III medals given to the Sioux for their loyalty to the British Crown during the War of 1812; tells the story of two Sioux chiefs who were kidnapped in Manitoba and returned to the United States, presumably for their part in the 1862 Sioux uprising (Minnesota Massacre); tells of the dispersal of the Sioux in their flight from the U.S.