Treaty
A treaty described documented agreements between a colonial government and Indigenous peoples that are often viewed as a legal transferring of land; many Indigenous people saw the signing of treaties as a means of building relationships with settlers while maintaining sovereignty over their lands, whereas the Crown saw treaties as a way of legally acquiring Indigenous land to assert power and control. - The On Canada Project & Shanese Indoowaaboo, adapted by Michelle Xie [1]
Examples of Treaties
There are 11 numbered treaties signed between the Canadian Crown and First Nations.
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1. Showing up |
for rallies, marches, phonebanking, doorknocking, teach-ins, etc. |
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2. Voting with the movement |
the cause (e.g., abortion, climate change, immigration) is the deciding factor in the active supporter’s vote |
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3. Persuading others |
at school, at family gatherings, on social media, at work etc. |
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4. Acting independently within their place of influence |
lawyers taking on pro bono cases, teachers using their classrooms, union members using meetings of their local |
Treaty 6 is the sixth of the numbered treaties that were signed by the Canadian Crown and various First Nations between 1871 and 1877.
In 1876, Saddle Lake entered into Treaty 6 with the Crown. The government soon after forced Indigenous Peoples onto reserves.
Within less than a decade of Treaty 6 being signed, "a pass system was introduced, whereby residents of the reserves could only leave them with a permit issued by the local Indian agent responsible for imposing government policy on the reserves. This system would last for 60 years, only ending during World War II." [2]
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