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Treaty Indian
A Status Indian who belongs to a First Nation or Band which signed a treaty with the
Crown.
Treaty
A term refers to treaties which the First Nations band had entered into with the
federal government to ensure and maintain certain aboriginal privileges and provisions in
exchange for the use of land by the federal government.
Robinson-Superior Treaty
A treaty entered into by First Nations located around Lake Superior entered into with
the federal government in 1850. The treaty covers the area around the northern portions of
Lake Superior. The treaty is officially entitled, " Robinson Treaty Made in the Year
1850 with the Ojibway Indians of Lake Superior Conveying Certain Lands to the Crown."
Treaty Number 3
A treaty entered into by First Nations located from the western portion of Ontario
(northwest of Thunder Bay) entered into with the federal government in 1873. Adhesions to
the treaty were made in 1874. The treaty lands range from the United States Border west to
the Manitoba border from which it traces the watershed line midway throughout Northern
Ontario to near Lake Nipigon. The treaty is officially entitled, "Treaty 3 between
Her Majesty the Queen and the Saulteaux Tribe of the Ojibway Indians at the Northwest
Angle on the Lake of the Woods with Adhesions."
Treaty Number 9
A treaty entered into by First Nations located from the northern portion of Ontario
entered into with the federal government in 1905 and 1906. Adhesions to the treaty were
made in 1929 and 1930. The treaty lands range from Quebec to Manitoba from north of the
watershed line midway throughout Northern Ontario. The treaty is officially entitled,
"The James Bay Treaty - Treaty 9." |
