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The Numbered Treaties (1871-1921)
  • During the time when the Dominion of Canada was forming and expanding a series of treaties, called the Numbered Treaties, were made between the Crown and First Nations between from 1871–1921 and covered land between the Lake of the Woods, the Rocky Mountains, and the Beaufort Sea. 
  • The treaties were made to give land to the Crown in exchange for payments, hunting/fishing tools, and other valuables.
  • As some promises of these treaties were made orally and on paper, the legacy of the Numbered treaties continue to cause legal disputes and socioeconomic hardships for Indigenous communities today.
Citation

Canada. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. The Numbered Treaties (1871-1921). 2013. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1360948213124/1544620003549

Policy Type
Treaty