The history of treaty processes in has gone through several stages. This activity will give you the opportunity to look at specific treaties (and the context surrounding them). You and a partner will research what was really intended or hoped for in these treaties and – determine whether or not these hopes were realized. What you will discover is the problems and troubles that these treaties caused for the Aboriginal People. For the purpose of this assignment you will focus on the historic number treaties from 1871-1921. These eleven treaties covered different parts of and affected different First Nations groups. Each pair will be assigned a specific treaty and will complete all research on that treaty. Treaty 1 1871 Treaty 2 1871 Treaty 3 1873 – – – Treaty 4 1874 Treaty 5 1875 Treaty 6 1876 – – – Treaty 7 1877 Treaty 8 -1899 Treaty 9 1905/06 – – Treaty 10 1906 Treaty 11 1921/22 – – Use these sources to find the information on your treaty. Answer these questions and include it with the chart: Why did Aboriginal Peoples sign treaties? Why did the federal government want aboriginal peoples to sign treaties? Does this treaty affect the current state of Aboriginal relations with the government? How did these documents affect the relationship between Aboriginal Peoples? How did this change the status of Aboriginal in Canada? Does this have an impact on the status of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada today? First Nations Treaties Treaty Number__________________ Year it was signed ___________________________
The history of treaty processes in has gone through several stages. This activity will give you the opportunity to look at specific treaties (and the context surrounding them). You and a partner will research what was really intended or hoped for in these treaties – and determine whether or not these hopes were realized. What you will discover is the problems and troubles that these treaties caused for the Aboriginal People. For the purpose of this assignment you will focus on the historic number treaties from 1871-1921. These eleven treaties covered different parts of and affected different First Nations groups. Each pair will be assigned a specific treaty and will complete all research on that treaty. Treaty 1 – 1871 Treaty 2 – 1871 Treaty 3 – 1873 Treaty 4 – 1874 Treaty 5 – 1875 Treaty 6 – 1876 Treaty 7 – 1877 Treaty 8 -1899 Treaty 9 – 1905/06 Treaty 10 – 1906 Treaty 11 – 1921/22 Use these sources to find the information on your treaty. Answer these questions and include it with the chart: Why did Aboriginal Peoples sign treaties? Why did the federal government want aboriginal peoples to sign treaties? Does this treaty affect the current state of Aboriginal relations with the government? How did these documents affect the relationship between Aboriginal Peoples? How did this change the status of Aboriginal in Canada? Does this have an impact on the status of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada today? First Nations Treaties Treaty Number__________________ Year it was signed ___________________________
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