Treaties and Landclaims
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Blogs
FEDCAN Blog Post: A History of the 1764 Treaty at Niagara
Woven with a personal story of one woman’s journey of honoring this treaty. (Grades 11 and 12)
Books
Journeying Forward
By: Patricia Monture Angus, 1999.
From Google Books: "Questioning the ability of political organizations to assist in fully eradicating the oppression of First Nations and their citizens, the author critically reflects on the meaning of "self-government"—and the obstacles as well as solutions to some of its challenges. Concluding that self-government as a goal is too narrow and overly inundated by colonial meanings to be a full solution, Monture-Angus rejects the idea of "self-government" in favor of a much larger idea, independence."
Dr. Olive Patricia Dickason
C.M., Ph.D., D.Litt. was one of Canada's foremost historians, contributing greatly to our understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal and Metis People. Throughout her career as a journalist, professor, and scholar she was an inspiration and role model for students, women and her Aboriginal community. (Ottawa Citizen, March 14, 2011)
Canadian Aboriginal History: Olive Dickason's Story Part 1
Canadian Aboriginal History: Olive Dickason's Story Part 2
Books: Canada's First Nations: A History of Founding Peoples From Earliest Times
Treaties Matter: Understanding Ipperwash
Information guide published by the Union of Ontario Indians and the Anishnabek Nation, 2011.
Includes information on the Ipperwash incident, the inquiry that surrounded it and much more.
Canada in the Making - Aboriginals: Treaties & Relations
User friendly site which, while not ideal, does have valuable information.
CBC News in Depth: The Treaties - A summary
Provides a short description of who is covered by treaties and the numbered treaties. Dated: November 17th, 2005.
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Canada's Response to Land claims
This article explores the legal dimensions of land claims issues with respect to First Nations and the Canadian government.
Film & Video
Broken Promises
YouTube (2:21 mins)
Former Chief Elijah Harper, who brought down the Meech Lake Accord, speaks about Treaties and the effect broken promises have on his people. (Grade 8 and up)
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
National Film Board of Canada, 1993. (119 mins)
From the NFB website: "On a July day in 1990, a confrontation propelled Native issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Quebec, into the international spotlight. Director Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 nerve-wracking days and nights filming the armed stand-off between the Mohawks, the Quebec police and the Canadian army. This powerful documentary takes you right into the action of an age-old Aboriginal struggle. The result is a portrait of the people behind the barricades."
Scenes of violence, viewer discretion is advised.
Resources
Treaties in Canada
Manitoba Education, Educational Resources Branch, April 2010
A list of educattional resources regarding treaties in Canada.
Canadian Race Relations Foundation: Information pages about Aboriginal Treaty Rights Cases in Canada
Includes information about further websites and printed materials about treaties. (Grade 9 and up)
Websites
Contested Terrain
For the history teacher – primary source documents on Aboriginal Land Petitions in New Brunswick, 1786-1878. (Grades 11 and 12)
eCulture: Treaty Overview
Comprehensive website detailing treaties across Canada, including information on their importance to the Canadian Constitution of 1982.
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (Saskatchewan)
A look at the treaties in Saskatchewan and the educational programs being used to teach all students about their treaties rights. (for teachers)