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• Treaty #

  Ruffo, Armand Garnet

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  In this far-ranging work, Ruffo documents his observations on life – and in the process, his own life – as he sets out to restructure relationships and address obligations nation-to-nation, human to human, human to nature.

• Treaty 6 Deixis

  Stewart, Christine, 1962-

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  Written beside the kisiskâciwani-sîpiy (North Saskatchewan River) on Treaty 6 land - which encompasses most of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan - this gorgeous long poem reinstates and re-sounds the extent of the author's obligations,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Treaties

  Rose, Simon, 1961-

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  Discusses treaties and the difficulties indigenous peoples face while negotiating treaties with governments over the use of their land.

• Cree Narrative Memory

  From Treaties to Contemporary Times

  McLeod, Neal

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  Neal McLeod examines the history of the nêhiyawak (Cree People) of Western Canada from the massive upheavals of the 1870s and the reserve period to the vibrant cultural and political rebirth of contemporary times.

• Treaty Words

  for as Long as the Rivers Flow

  Craft, Aimée, 1980-

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  Accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Luke Swinson and an author's note at the end, Aimée Craft affirms the importance of understanding an Indigenous perspective on treaties in this evocative book that is essential for readers of all ages.

• Keeping Promises

  the Royal Proclamation of 1763, Aboriginal Rights, and Treaties in Canada

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  In 1763 King George III of Great Britain, victorious in the Seven Years War with France, issued a proclamation to organize the governance of territory newly acquired by the Crown in North America and the Caribbean. Marking its 250th anniversary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clearing the Plains

  Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life

  Daschuk, James W. (James William), 1961-

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  Revealing how Canada's first Prime Minister used a policy of starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked widespread debate about genocide in Canada. In arresting, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From Treaties to Reserves

  the Federal Government and Native Peoples in Territorial Alberta, 1870-1905

  Hall, D. J. (David John), 1943-

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  The Indian treaties of the 1870s meant very different things to government officials and First Nations. Rethinking the interaction between the two groups, From Treaties to Reserves elucidates the complexities of this relationship.

• The Treaties of Canada With the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories

  Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto

  Morris, Alexander, 1826-1889,

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  First published in 1880 and reprinted here in its original format, The Treaties of Canada is the report by Treaty Commissioner and Lieutenant-Governor Alexander Morris to the Earl of Dufferin about the negotiations of Treaties One to Seven.

• Copy of Treaty No. 6 Between Her Majesty the Queen and the Plain and Wood Cree Indians and Other Tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River, With Adhesions

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  This copy of the original Treaty 6 text has been formatted and clearly typed for easy reading and printing. Not all treaties have been transcribed due to the absence of the original source document.

• Copy of Treaty No. 6 Between Her Majesty the Queen and the Plain and Wood Cree Indians and Other Tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River, With Adhesions

  Canada

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  This copy of the original Treaty 6 text has been formatted and clearly typed for easy reading and printing. Not all treaties have been transcribed due to the absence of the original source document.

• Edmonton in Our Own Words

  Goyette, Linda, 1955-

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  Linda Goyette and Carolina Roemmich have tapped Edmonton's collective memoir, through the written record, the spoken stories and the vast silences. Through traditional Indigenous stories about the earliest travellers along the bend in the river,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are All Treaty People

  Lynxleg, Betty, 1964-

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  Join Neepin and her kookoo around the campfire, and hear a story about the modern-day significance of the treaties for all those living in Canada.

• The Spirit of the Alberta Indian Treaties

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  The Spirit of the Alberta Indian Treaties has long been acknowledged as an authoritative source for both oral and documentary perspectives on Alberta treaties. It has been twice cited in landmark decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada since its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Being Here to Stay

  Treaties and Aboriginal Rights in Canada

  Asch, Michael

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  In On Being Here to Stay, Asch retells the story of Canada with a focus on the relationship between First Nations and settlers. Asch proposes a way forward based on respecting the "spirit and intent" of treaties negotiated at the time of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Chief

  Mistahimaskwa

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  Young Sarah opens a book to read the story of the Saskatchewan Plains of 1832, where the young boy who would become Cree chief Mistahimaskwa learns the ways of his people, and follows his story to the final days of his life.

• Askiwina

  A Cree World

  Cuthand, Doug

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  In his trademark direct prose style, Cree journalist and filmmaker Doug Cuthand articulates the past, present, and future of Saskatchewan's Aboriginal people. In Askiwina: A Cree World, he offers fresh insights and straight talk over platitudes and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Buffalo Days and Nights

  Erasmus, Peter, 1833-1931

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  A lively and fascinating account of the life of Peter Erasmus, who played an important role in the events that marked western Canada's transformation from the open buffalo plains of Rupert's Land into townsites and farmsteads.

• Disinherited Generations

  Our Struggle to Reclaim Treaty Rights for First Nations Women and Their Descendants

  Carlson, Nellie

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  This oral autobiography of two remarkable Cree women, Nellie Carlson and Kathleen Steinhauer, tells their life stories against a backdrop of government discrimination, First Nations activism, and the resurgence of First Nations communities.

• No Surrender

  the Land Remains Indigenous

  Krasowski, Sheldon, 1968-

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  Born in Treaty Six Territory (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), Sheldon Krasowski writes about the negotiation of Treaties One through Seven between the government of Canada and the indigenous peoples in Western Canada between the years 1869 and 1877.