Short Term Effects
Which short-term effect of the treaties helped create friendships or peace between groups?
Establishing alliances.
What long-term effects involved land boundries changing.
Territorial Changes.
What is a Treaty?
An agreement between two or more nations.
Why did the Canadian government want treaties?
To get more land.
Who were the treaties made between?
The Canadian government and Indigenous peoples.
Which short-term effect involved creating order between groups?
Resolving conflicts
What did the treaties affect that caused ongoing conflict over natural wealth?
Resource management.
How many numbered treaties were signed between 1871 and 1921
What did the government want to build on the land from the treaties?
Houses and Factories.
What animal was overhunted, causing problems for Indigenous peoples?
Bison
What short-term effect helped lay out rules and roles?
Defining rights and responsibilities
What long-term effect involved changes to how Indigenous epeoples governed themselves?
Political structures
What provinces did the Treaties cover?
BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario
What resource-related goal was behind some treaties?
Gaining access to natural resources.
Why did Indigenous people agree to treaties at the time?
To get help with food and protect their communities.
How did treaties help the economy in the short term?
They provided economic benefits like access to recources and land for farming.
How did treaties impact Indigenous cultures over time?
Through social and cultural impacts,including loss of traditional practices.
Which two treaties were signed in 1871 by the Anishnabe and Swamp Cree?
Treaties 1 and 2.
What need of the government led to offering treaties?
The need for space for new immigrants and development.
What hardships were Indigenous communities facing during treaty negotations?
Destruction of homes and food shortages.
Name two short-term effects that contributed to early settlement expansion.
Creating frameworks and establishing peaceful relations.
What two long-term effects still influences Indigenous communities today?
Legacy of reconciliation and influence on futre generations.
Which treaty covered the largest area and was signed in 1899?
Treaty 8.
Why were the treaties controversial fpr Indigenous people?
Because they involved the loss of land and disruption of traditional life.
How did the Canadian government use the situation of Indigenous hardship to their advantage?
By offering treaties in exchange for land when Indigenous peoples were vulnerable.