This book contains chapters from Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars who discuss the challenges of treaty relationships today. It also examines how Indigenous legal and policy frameworks can be incorporated to build healthier relationships and a better path forward.
This book discusses the two major schools of thought in Indigenous-Settler relations: resurgence and reconciliation.
This 2-page backgrounder outlines the Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands Framework Agreement, which explains how the Council of the Haida Nation and the government of British Columbia will work together to establish a land-use planning process.
This book shares stories from people and communities who have lived under treaties in Canada from the perspectives of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous allies. It makes a strong case for the importance of understanding treaties in today's context.
This book is based on a number of Treaty Elders forums, covering topics such as Indigenous conceptions of the land, living together, sacred promises, and evolving interpretations of Treaty Rights. This book has a particular focus on Saskatchewan.
This book analyses Treaty 1 from the perspective of Anishinabe laws (inaakinigewin).
This book explores Treaties One through Seven between the Canadian government and Indigenous nations in the Great Plains. The book challenges the idea that cultural misunderstandings led to the treaties and argues that the Canadian government deliberately misled Indigenous nations over governance, reserved lands, and resource sharing.
This blog is an excerpt from a chapter in the book "Transforming the Wild", which will be published by the University of Toronto Press. The book is edited by Andrea Olive, Karen Beazley, and Chance Finnegan.
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Québec Premier, Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee), and Chairman of the Cree Nation Government, Dr. Abel Bosum. The MOU represents a mutual agreement to collaborate and form a long-term, balanced partnership to protect the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region.
This document is an agreement between the federal and provincial (Manitoba) governments which summarizes the numbered treaties signed between 1871 and 1910. It outlines how Canada, Manitoba, and the TLEC will fulfill the land obligations promised to the Nations in these treaties.