Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements

Treaty 9 payments, Trout Lake, Ontario Source

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds an extensive, but not a complete, collection of historic Canadian Indian treaties, land surrenders, and related agreements (ITS). The collection contains a variety of documents that span more than 275 years, including a May 1680 seigneurial grant to the Jesuits in New France, and a 1956 adhesion to western Treaty 6 (1876). These historical records, many of which are reserve land surrenders, are of particular interest and cultural importance to Canada's Aboriginal peoples.

Visit the virtual exhibition Aboriginal Documentary Heritage

Visit the exhibition Spirit and Intent: Understanding Aboriginal Treaties