Treaty 6

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Treaty 6 is an agreement between the government of Canada and the Plain and Wood Cree Indians and other tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River. The area given up by the Plain and Wood Cree represents most of the central area of the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. One Manitoba band would also sign on to the treaty by adhesion in 1898. The treaty signings began in August 1876, with adhesions added in 1889 in central Saskatchewan in the Montreal Lake area.

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[edit] Reasons for a Proposed Treaty

At this time, the buffalo, the staple of the people that lived on the plains, was disappearing at an alarming rate. The chiefs realized that if they didn't sign a treaty with the government, they might starve to death. A second major reason for the signing of the treaty was that a smallpox epidemic had recently gone through the area, killing many of the Cree.

[edit] Terms of the Treaty

Each Native family of five covered by Treaty 6 received 2.5km of land, which they could sell back to the Government of Canada for compensation. Each person immediately received $12 and an additional $5 a year. The chief would receive one horse, one harness, and one wagon or two carts. The people would also receive $1500 a year for ammunition and fishing net twine. One of the selling points of the treaty was that a medicine chest would be kept at the home of the Indian Agent for use by the people. Another of the selling points was the guarantee of assistance for famine or pestilence relief.

One of the famous chiefs who signed this treaty was Poundmaker.

[edit] Timeline

[edit] List of Treaty 6 First Nations

  • Alberta
    • Alexander First Nation
    • Alexis First Nation
    • Beaver Lake Cree Nation
    • Cold Lake First Nation
    • Enoch Cree Nation
    • Ermineskin Tribe
    • Frog Lake First Nation
    • Heart Lake First Nation
    • Kehewin Cree Nation
    • Louis Bull First Nation
    • Montana First Nation
    • O'Chiese First Nation
    • Paul First Nation
    • Saddle Lake First Nation
    • Samson First Nation
    • Sunchild First Nation
    • Whitefish Lake First Nation
  • Manitoba
    • Marcel Colomb First Nation
    • Mathias Colomb First Nation
  • Saskatchewan
    • Ahtahkakoop First Nation
    • Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation
    • Big Island Lake Cree Nation
    • Big River First Nation
    • Flying Dust First Nation
    • Island Lake First Nation
    • James Smith First Nation
    • Lac La Ronge First Nation
    • Little Pine First Nation
    • Lucky Man First Nation
    • Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
    • Mistawasis First Nation
    • Montreal Lake First Nation
    • Moosomin First Nation
    • Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation
    • Muskeg Lake First Nation
    • Muskoday First Nation
    • One Arrow First Nation
    • Onion Lake First Nation
    • Pelican Lake First Nation
    • Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
    • Poundmaker First Nation
    • Red Pheasant First Nation
    • Saulteaux First Nation
    • Sweetgrass First Nation
    • Sturgeon Lake First Nation
    • Thunderchild First Nation
    • Waterhen Lake First Nation
    • Witchekan Lake First Nation

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The Numbered Treaties

Treaty 1 | Treaty 2 | Treaty 3 | Treaty 4 | Treaty 5 | Treaty 6 | Treaty 7 | Treaty 8 | Treaty 9 | Treaty 10 | Treaty 11


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