Treaties and treaty relationships

Question 1

what is the current approach to reconciliation?

Answer 1

supreme court is trying to figure out how to reconcile with pre-existing aboriginal societies while keeping the sovereignty of the Crown

Question 2

why is reconciliation limited?

Answer 2

it does not grant full right to self-determination of indg. people and it does not challenge the underlying title of the Crown

Question 3

how are treaties presented?

Answer 3

as sui generis authority agreements
- not governed by domestic law about contracts
- not goverened by international law

Question 4

what were early treaties?

Answer 4

peace and friendship treaties, not about transfer of land

Question 5

What did the royal proclamation say about settlement?

Answer 5

there had to be a transfer of title to the Crown prior to settlement

Question 6

what are the numbered treaties?

Answer 6

large-scale process of opening West for settlement, claimed to have brought indg. people under sovereign authority of the Dominion of Canada

Question 7

What are modern treaties like?

Answer 7

seek to resolve outstanding land claims and relace Aboriginal rights with treaty rights under the sovereignty of the Crown -

Question 8

what is the indigenous understanding of treaties?

Answer 8

not mere contracts, framework for their relationship (respect, peace and non-interference)