Treaty 4 Origins
Treaty 4 is also known as?
The Qu'Appelle Treaty
True/False
In accordance with Treaty 4, each person was to receive $5 and a gift of clothing.
True
Did Indigenous signatories of Treaty 4 receive all they were promised right away?
No
What provinces are included in Treaty 4?
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
Treaty
a formally concluded and ratified agreement between parties.
Where was Treaty 4 signed?
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
How much were chiefs to receive in accordance with Treaty 4?
$25 annual
Which Cree Chief fought for better terms of Treaty 4?
Cree Chief Piapot
How many First Nations does Treaty 4 include?
35
Indigenous
What year was Treaty 4 established?
1874
How much land was each family to receive in accordance with Treaty 4?
1 square mile or 640 acres
Name two terms the Cree Chief fought for.
provide for farm instruction, medicine, gristmills, stores, blacksmiths and farm machinery
True/False
There is no one political or administrative organization that represents all Treaty 4 peoples.
True
Cede (Cession)
To cede land (the act of cession) is to give up or surrender the authority to control and own that land.
What date was Treaty 4 signed?
September 15
Name two additional things Treaty 4 provided to Indigenous Peoples.
farming tools, ammunition, reserves and schools.
How long did Treaty 4 peoples delay taking their annual payments for in 1875?
four days
What is the current role of Treaty 4 First Nations?
Treaty 4 First Nations continue to protect and preserve Indigenous rights to the land, as well as to pursue education and economic development.
Adhesion
By signing an adhesion to a treaty, Indigenous peoples who could not attend or were not initially included in treaty negotiations were able to enter into the terms of that treaty.
Name two Indigenous signatories of Treaty 4.
Cree, Saulteaux bands of the Ojibwa peoples and the Assiniboine
True/False
Indigenous Peoples had right to hunt, fish, and trap on all lan at all times.
False
What was the problem with Treaty Ground?
Indian Affairs disbanded the area and transferred the Treaty Ground to the Department of the Interior in 1894. It took just over a century for Treaty 4 peoples to get this land back.
In what year did 30 Chiefs of Treaty 4 sign and agreement-in-principle for self-government?
1999
Annuity
The treaty annuities are annual cash payments distributed by the Government of Canada to the descendants of the Indigenous peoples who signed the Robinson–Superior and Robinson–Huron treaties and the Numbered Treaties.