The Williams Treaties
  • This is a Treaty Research Report on the Williams Treaties of 1923 by Robert J. Surtees, with the Treaties and Historical Research Centre and published by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
  • This report gives the historical background to how the Williams Treaties came to be, which land the treaties cover, why the agreements are significant, how the treaties were made, some of the complications of the treaties, and this report provides the primary document of the communication between the Crown and the First Nations involved.
Citation

Canada. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Treaty Research Report: The Williams Treaties (1923). Surtees, Robert. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 1986. Published online September 15, 2010. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100029000/1564415701529

Further Readings

For more information on the Williams Treaties: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/williams-treaties
For information on the Williams Treaties in the present-day: https://williamstreatiesfirstnations.ca/

Policy Sub-Topic
Modern and Historic Treaties (Indigenous Peoples)
Policy Type
Editorial

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