process, but once a decision was made, the community members understood that the matter was resolved and discussions counter to the decisions would not be respectful or honourable. Treaty Promises and Provisions pipe is a symbol of good intentions. The pipe ceremony made the treaties sacred a covenant. Creator was witness to the “The – agreements and the people asked the Creator to bless the treaty agreements. Treaties were the right thing to do. The sun, grass, and the water were used because everything in nature is sacred. The phrase, long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the waters “As means that the treaties are to last that (Elder Thelma Musqua, June 2014). flow” long.” The Nêhiyawak, Nahkawé and the Nakota Nations conducted pipe ceremonies in the negotiations and the signing of Treaties 2, 4, 5 and 6. The use of the pipe in treaty making made the treaties sacred to First Nations people because the Creator was witness to the treaties. The Creator was asked to give the Denesûliné leaders the power to sign Treaties 8 and 10. One leader held a rock in his hand and said to Treaty Commissioner J.A.J. McKenna that he (the Denesûliné leader) was only interested in the land, not monetary payments. Symbols were used at the time of treaty making. Both parties to the treaties used symbols from their cultures. The British used their flag, medals, and treaty suits. The First Nations used the pipe and the handshake. country’s The phrase long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the waters was used by the First Nations to indicate that the treaties “As flow” are to last forever. The treaty areas in what is now Saskatchewan are Treaty 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10. All of the land in Saskatchewan is treaty land.
process, but once a decision was made, the community members understood that the matter was resolved and discussions counter to the decisions would not be respectful or honourable. Treaty Promises and Provisions “The pipe is a symbol of good intentions. The pipe ceremony made the treaties sacred – a covenant. Creator was witness to the agreements and the people asked the Creator to bless the treaty agreements. Treaties were the right thing to do. The sun, grass, and the water were used because everything in nature is sacred. The phrase, “As long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the waters flow” means that the treaties are to last that long.” (Elder Thelma Musqua, June 2014). The Nêhiyawak, Nahkawé and the Nakota Nations conducted pipe ceremonies in the negotiations and the signing of Treaties 2, 4, 5 and 6. The use of the pipe in treaty making made the treaties sacred to First Nations people because the Creator was witness to the treaties. The Creator was asked to give the Denesûliné leaders the power to sign Treaties 8 and 10. One leader held a rock in his hand and said to Treaty Commissioner J.A.J. McKenna that he (the Denesûliné leader) was only interested in the land, not monetary payments. Symbols were used at the time of treaty making. Both parties to the treaties used symbols from their cultures. The British used their country’s flag, medals, and treaty suits. The First Nations used the pipe and the handshake. The phrase “As long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the waters flow” was used by the First Nations to indicate that the treaties are to last forever. The treaty areas in what is now Saskatchewan are Treaty 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10. All of the land in Saskatchewan is treaty land.
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