Treaty Basics
What year was Treaty 5 signed?
1875
Indigenous leaders believed treaties were about this?
Sharing land
The Crown's main focus while signing Treaties was this
More land
Some Indigenous communities argue that treaties were not fully this
honoured or kept?
If two sides mean different things in an agreement, it may not be this
What is fair?
These two Indigenous groups were involved in Treaty Five?
Saulteaux and Swampy Cree
Our ancestors signed Treaties for this purpose
future generations?
What did the Crown want that went on and damaged our ecosystems for generations to come
Fur-bearing animals
This was one of the main barriers when making treaties
Language barrier
This explains why Indigenous leaders agreed to Treaty Five even when the Crown may not have fully understood their perspective
What is the need for survival and stability?
The area where Treaty Five took place?
Lake Winnipeg region
In Indigenous tradition, land is something you ____, not own
care for?
The Crown wanted to signed in the Northern parts of Treaty 5 for this purpose
Natural resources?
Indigenous leaders believed land was shared, but the Crown believed this
That land was given up or surrendered
Indigenous peoples wanted support and protection, while the Crown wanted land and control. This shows both sides had different what?
What are goals?
These agreements between Canada and Indigenous nations are called what?
Numbered treaties
During economic change, one reason Indigenous nations signed Treaty Five was to gain this during change
stability or support?
Treaties allowed the Crown to gain land without doing this
Going to war?
One issue still debated today is related to treaties
What is land or resources?
Gina Starblanket uses this idea to explain when treaties are respected in words but not always in action
What is the politics of incoherency?
These agreements were supposed to create this kind of relationship?
Peaceful relationship
Treaties were understood as this type of agreement
Relationship-based agreement?
One main reason the Crown used treaties was to grow this
The country or the economy?
This is the big issue when two groups agree to something but mean different things
What is a misunderstanding or unequal agreement?
Language barriers during Treaty Five negotiations may have caused both sides to interpret the agreement differently, leading to this
What is misunderstanding or different interpretations?