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Indigenous treaty rights . Treaty: A treaty is a negotiated agreement that clearly spells out the rights, responsibilities and relationships of First Nations(Indigenous peoples and their governments.
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Treaty: A treaty is a negotiated agreement that clearly spells out the rights, responsibilities and relationships of First Nations(Indigenous peoples and their governments. • An agreement between First Nations and the Crown. Between 1871 and 1906, six "numbered" Treaties (Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10) covering what is now the Province of Saskatchewan were signed between the Crown and First Nations. • www.fnmr.gov.sk.ca/community/glossary/
Treaties include: • land ownership • governance • wildlife • environmental management • financial benefits • taxation • A treaty is also a full and formal expression of reconciliation between First Nations and government.
The Williams Treaty • The name for the Treaties among the Chippewa and Mississauga Indian Nations in Southern Ontario in 1923 is The Williams Treaties. • The Williams Treaties are the last Treaties signed between the Canadian Government and an Indigenous groups in Canada. • The first Treaties signed in Canada were in Southern Ontario. (Niagara Falls and Fort Erie)
The "gunshot treaty“ as it was known stated that Indians would not come within a gunshot of York at Lake Ontario. • The “gunshot treaty” appeared to have been a blank contract and was to be filled in later. • Supreme Court of Canada, held that the seven Williams Treaty First Nations had surrendered their traditional right to fish for food when they signed the Williams Treaty in 1923.