Treaties
Text of Treaty No. 1
Winnipeg is in Treaty 1 territory.
The Numbered Treaties - Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba Inc. [map]
Map showing First Nations communities and Treaty territories. There is also a short explanation of each of the treaties.
The Gift of Treaties - Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Winnipeg is in Treaty 1 territory.
The Numbered Treaties - Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba Inc. [map]
Map showing First Nations communities and Treaty territories. There is also a short explanation of each of the treaties.
The Gift of Treaties - Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
[below] Our Treaty Relatives - Sylvia McAdam
This video was produced for the First Nations University of Canada.
This video was produced for the First Nations University of Canada.
"The Evolving Law on Aboriginal Treaty Rights" in Chapter 5 Aboriginal & Treaty Rights - Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba
[audio ] Fragile Freedoms - First Nations and Human Rights - John Borrows on CBC Radio's "Ideas"
2014. "John Borrows is an Anishinabe scholar and expert in Indigenous law. He presents a lecture on the connections between First Nations and human rights. It's from a series called Fragile Freedoms: the Global Struggle Human Rights presented at the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in Winnipeg."
Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
Treaty and Aboriginal Rights Research Centre of Manitoba Inc.
[website down at May, 2015] Entry from CONTACT-Manitoba's Community Services Directory. Includes contact information and description of services.
Aboriginal Constitutional Discussions and Treaty Rights, March 1987 - Native Women's Association of Canada
This paper has sections on treaties and treaty rights.
Treaties & Land Claims - 8th Fire, CBC [map]
“Are Treaties Still Relevant?” - Olthuis, Kleer, Townsend law firm blog
“Maps of Treaty-Making in Canada” - Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
ATRIS (Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Information System) - Government of Canada
"ATRIS is a Web-based information system intended to map out the location of Aboriginal communities and display information pertaining to their potential or established Aboriginal or treaty rights."
Other Treaty Commissions in the Canadian State
Office of the Treaty Commissioner - Saskatchewan
The Treaty Commission of Ontario
BC Treaty Commission
[audio ] Fragile Freedoms - First Nations and Human Rights - John Borrows on CBC Radio's "Ideas"
2014. "John Borrows is an Anishinabe scholar and expert in Indigenous law. He presents a lecture on the connections between First Nations and human rights. It's from a series called Fragile Freedoms: the Global Struggle Human Rights presented at the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in Winnipeg."
Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
Treaty and Aboriginal Rights Research Centre of Manitoba Inc.
[website down at May, 2015] Entry from CONTACT-Manitoba's Community Services Directory. Includes contact information and description of services.
Aboriginal Constitutional Discussions and Treaty Rights, March 1987 - Native Women's Association of Canada
This paper has sections on treaties and treaty rights.
Treaties & Land Claims - 8th Fire, CBC [map]
“Are Treaties Still Relevant?” - Olthuis, Kleer, Townsend law firm blog
“Maps of Treaty-Making in Canada” - Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
ATRIS (Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Information System) - Government of Canada
"ATRIS is a Web-based information system intended to map out the location of Aboriginal communities and display information pertaining to their potential or established Aboriginal or treaty rights."
Other Treaty Commissions in the Canadian State
Office of the Treaty Commissioner - Saskatchewan
The Treaty Commission of Ontario
BC Treaty Commission
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