Treaty 7 Research

= boarding schools where native children are forced into dominant Canadian culture via abuse.

government sponsored religious schools first established for aboriginal students.

Definition: Creating a settlement far away from where you started, Setting up a colony away from one's place of origin

is an ongoing process of by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components

Examples: Colonization of the first 13 states of the US

i took this land its mine now

What is Rupert's Land?

In 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company was granted a charter by King Charles II, giving it a trading monopoly over the watershed of all rivers and streams flowing into Hudson Bay, an area known as "Rupert's Land"

Who owned Rupert's land?

The area once known as Rupert's Land is now mainly a part of Canada, but a small portion is now in the United States of America

What years was it called Rupert's Land?

In 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company was granted a charter by King Charles II

Definition:

What was Treaty 7?
It’s an agreement between Queen Victoria and various indian tribes, giving the indians the right to continue with their ways without any troubles, but in return giving up ownership of their land. Treaty 7 is one of a family of numbered treaties signed between Canada’s First Nations and Queen Victoria between 1871 and 1921. Treaty 7 paved the way for the peaceful settlement of the Province of Alber

Who (First Nations Groups) was involved in Treaty 7?|Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, Blood Tribe (Kainai Nation), Piikani Nation, Siksika Nation, Siksika Nation, and Wesley First Nation, , local First Nations – Siksika, Blood, Kainai (Blackfoot Confederacy), Tsuut’ina, Stoney

Where is Treaty 7 land located?
Provide a map.

Why was Treaty 7 proposed and signed?
To settle the arguments over Indian rights and land

How did Treaty 7 affect the
First Nations People at the time?
It affected them in a good way because the queen promised payments and rights.

Which First Nation Chiefs signed Treaty 7?
David Bearspaw,

Definition:

a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.

How many treaties are there in Canada?

The Numbered Treaties are a series of eleven treaties signed between the Aboriginal peoples in Canada

What were the underlying reasons for the signing of Treaties in Canada?

Starting in 1701, in what was to eventually become Canada, the British Crown entered into solemn treaties to encourage peaceful relations between First Nations and non-Aboriginal people. Over the next several centuries, treaties were signed to define, among other things, the respective rights of Aboriginal people and governments to use and enjoy lands that Aboriginal people traditionally occupied.

What is the Indian Act? When was it signed?

The Indian Act is the principal statute through which the federal government administers Indian status, local First Nations governments and the management of reserve land and communal monies.

Why are treaties important to Canadian history?

The impact of treaty making in Canada has been wide-ranging and long standing. The treaties the Crown has signed with Aboriginal peoples since the 18th century have permitted the evolution of Canada as we know it. In fact, much of Canada's land mass is covered by treaties. This treaty-making process, which has evolved over more than 300 years between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada, has its origins in the early diplomatic relationship developed between European settlers and Aboriginal people. As the two parties made economic and military alliances, Canada began to take form.

Why are we continuing this discussion today?

because the treaties even though they are history we still need to learn this stuff so then we can put this into every day life and then also so we can see then to now

How does Treaty 7 impact First Nations people today?

The First Nations of southern Alberta were the most feared group on the western plains. They were fiercely independent, and did not allow any strangers on their lands without permission. today they are still having thier own land