Lesson 9: Numbered Treaties Pg 29-33 Flashcards
What is displacement
This platement occurs when people are forced to move from their homes
What was treaty one’s terms
First nations gave up their title 16 700 Square miles of land in return.The government promised certain treaty rights, including reserves
What is a reserve
A reserve is landed set aside by the government for the exclusive use of a first station.
What did archbald promise the first nation’s leaders
That the treaty would not restrict their people to reserves. He promised they would still have the right to hunt fish and trap throughout their traditional territories. However, this was not rain in the treaty.
What were the terms of treaty two
The terms were virtually the same as treaty, one
What did treaty three begin
Agreements promised to maintain first nations hunting and fishing rights within traditional territories. These rights were subject to regulation, however, and did not include areas that may be required or taken opt for settlement, mining lumbering, or other purposes.
When was treaty six signed?And with who
Treaty 6 is stretched through southern saskatchewan and alberta and was signed with the Plains cree in 1876
What two major contestants were won in treaty six
The government promised to assist the creek if they were struck “by any precilints or by general famine”, the government also promised that “a medicine chest shall be kept at the house of each Indian agent for the use and benefit of the Indians at the direction of such agent”
When was treaty six signed?And where is it located
Td six was signed in 1877, Covers most of southern alberta
What were the conditions of treaty seven
They were similar to treaty six
When was treaty eight negotiated?And where is it
Treaty eight covers the northern half in alberta plus parts of saskatchewan, the northwest territories, and british columbia. They were not negotiated until 1899
What circumstances made Treaty eight different from other treaties
The government did not immediately set aside specific areas for reserve. To this day treaty, eight first nations believe they have yet to receive the preserve land they were promised
With the number treaties successful
To the canadian government, the treaty negotiation was successful for in their eyes first nations title to the land had been extinguished, and western cannada was open for business. However, for the First Nations, the treaties did not live up to what was promised. For they soon found they that promises made were not written down in the document
