a series of 11 treaties made between the canadian government and indigenous peoples from 1871 to 1921. the indigenous groups in the west were involved in treaties 1-7 which took place between 1871 and 1877. the treaties covered the area between the lake of the woods (northern ontario, southern manitoba) to the rocky mountains (northeastern british columbia and interior plains of alberta) to the beaufort sea (north of yukon and the northwest territories).