Lost in History - Treaty Making in Canada

Lost in History - a series examining the History of Indigenous Affairs in Canada
Treaty Making in Canada
For over 300 years, Indigenous Nations and the British and Canadian Crown have been negotiation and concluding agreements to establish trade and military alliances, normalize relations and allow for the expansion of settlers across Indigenous lands.
This video presents a high level overview of the treaty making process from the arrival of European settlers to the present day, as well as discuss the ongoing disagreements surrounding the spirit, the intent and the interpretation of Treaties in Canada.
For more information on Treaties in Canada, please consult the following links:
"Treaties", Office of the Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan www.otc.ca/pages/about_the_tre...
"Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements", Library and Archives Canada www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discove...
"10 Treaty Facts", Indigenous Corporate Training, Inc. www.ictinc.ca/blog/10-treaty-...
"What is a Modern Treaty?" Land Claims Agreement Coalition landclaimscoalition.ca/modern...
"Compact, Contract, Covenant: Canada's Treaty-Making Tradition", J.R. Miller www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/o...
"Treaties and the Treaty Relationship", Canada's History www.canadashistory.ca/explore...
"Treaties in Canada: Education Guide", Historica Canada education.historicacanada.ca/f...
"Treaties with Indigenous Peoples in Canada", Canadian Encyclopedia thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en...
"Treaties and Agreements", Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1...

[@andread857]

Seems to be a very eurocentric overview of treaties in Canada, some content from Indigenous knowledge keepers/ scholars would be helpful. From Indigenous perspective land cannot be owned. Explain the doctrine of discovery and the role of treaties within Indigenous communities

[@wynterwytch143]

Unfortunately teachers are using this channel in Ontario currently to "teach "

[@Sarah1R1]

Really great overview of Treaties in Canada. Thanks!

[@dravafox]

Your videos are brilliant, thank you for educating me 🙏

[@ballerinabowler2473]

Very educational, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@arnoldrunningrabbit2467]

Interested in the native perspective?, True Spirit And Intent Of Treaty 7, is a book I'd suggest

[@doughartley3513]

Indigenous peoples knew about treaty and agreements to First Nations since 1600, they knew about them. It wasn’t a surprise to them

[@arconn8883]

Nice propaganda piece. As the only treaties made in BC were for the 800kmsq on Vancouver Island that means that the rest of the land was unilaterally annexed by the British Crown which arguably used the 1867 Dominion constitution for that purpose while creating a liability shield for England in the process.

[@snowdevil6469]

Treaties are agreements between two Sovereign Nations. Treaties also did not transfer ownership of land.

[@simonalore6798]

Well what do the treaties say? How could there be transfer of land ownership when most first nations had no concept of it. It was most likely that first nations were willing to share their land with the settlers not understanding that the settlers viewed this as a transfer of land. This is why we are still dealing with these issues that our ancestors left behind. Two groups of people separated by thousands of years of cultural evolution trying to negotiate over the course of a couple hundred years. The issues we are trying to deal with now were inevitable. The only path forward is to accept that first nations and non first nations have equal claim to the land. Please don't call those of non first nation/European ancestry "settlers". This is both hurtful and not true. There are many different ethnic groups in the America's now. Would you call Chinese, Japanese, Africans, or any other ethnic group besides European "settlers"? I didn't "settle" anywhere. I was born here through no choice of my own. If I'm a "settler" then where am I supposed to return? This is land belongs to everyone who was born here through no choice of their own. Some how we need to learn to live together.... By saying one individual has more right to the land based on who their parents are sounds racist. Why should somebody's blood allow them greater right? Isn't this what we are trying to evolve past? Aren't we all human beings deserving the same rights?

[@nun_bel_eever]

@@simonalore6798 *Say that to the queen...*

[@simonalore6798]

@@nun_bel_eever I'm pretty sure she has the same rights and is governed by the same laws as us common folk. Obviously you think you understand more then you have knowledge to provide. You do know that England hasn't been an absolute monarchy for hundreds of years? Ever heard of the Magna Carte? This document was forced on the then King John in 1215 by the aristocracy which put into law, legal restrictions on the monarchs power. But.... why would you know that? It sounds more hip when you say "say that to the queen..". Well you're not hip and you sound like an ignorant arse.

[@archaicmaelstrom]

This is excellent, but not very much First Nation's perspectives.

[@simonalore6798]

It's hard to find perspective from those who never had a written language. Residential schools disrupted the oral tradition. What you're left with is a one side history, which to say is most of the history of the indigenous unfortunately.

[@mariavandenbrand1046]

I need to know what you mean by "indigenous people have been exploiting the mineral resources along the shores of Lake Superior and Lake Huron for a millennia." Seems like your facts need to be checked.

[@alwaysjordan7032]

Probably means access to the water and the resources in the lakes. When colonizer would settle on the shores, they would gain the rights to the lake and cut off the Indigenous access to the lakes. No need to become hostile, just look it up for yourself :)

[@simonalore6798]

Wherever humans have migrated they have exploited the natural resources. It's impossible for humans to thrive and not exploit natural resources. Since first nations were some of the first migrants here. It would be impossible for them to of thrived for thousands of years without exploiting the natural resources. Did first nations never hunt, fish, gather vegetation, set up agriculture in Eastern, Central, and South America? These are all forms of exploiting an environmental. Not sure why this has to be negative? If done responsibly there is no issue.

[@danzelbaker2390]

the lake superior region is known for its native copper that can be found in loose soil, indigenous people have been working copper since about the same time that people started in the old world. the difference is that in the old world copper was found primarily as ore, therefore the technology of smelting had to be invented. Here in the new world copper is often found as "native copper" especially in the great lakes region. the native has nothing to do with us it just means that it is basically pure copper and can be worked easily without the need for smelting. hence in the new world metals became a ceremonial / spiritual or prestige item rather than a utilitarian one used for tools. if it interests you look up "the old copper culture" of the Mississippi and you will get it.

[@kristyrae9]

Can you explain in more detail how Indigenous people were exploiting resources? 8:38 into video.

[@beulahmcdonald7680]

Not all things are understood with the intellect my friend

[@leedwayneweaselfatt5517]

and they say we get free everything,life is unjust on the real rez life

[@leedwayneweaselfatt5517]

its a pity when your tribe get houses,then charges the people rent for the rest of there lives,every change of leadership has a new charge to the people,some have to pay rent and do there own renovations through out there lives

[@kyle5519]

Natives hardly even hunted Buffalo until the Spanish gave them horses

[@KenneyCmusic]

that's not true at all.

[@kyle5519]

@@KenneyCmusic or try hunting yourself on foot, with an arrow and stone bow. See how easy it is to hunt Buffalo that way

[@KenneyCmusic]

@@kyle5519 They had a system of corrals made from sticks and logs that they used for larger slaughters. There was also the Buffalo jump where they ran them off cliffs. When the herds were bigger back then it was much easier to peck off one or two. But yeah I'm sure hunting was easier when the Spanish brought the horse. My family is Cree from Alberta. Traditionally we hunted Buffallo before they were slaughtered in the 1870s.

[@kyle5519]

@@KenneyCmusic yea like I said they HARDLY hunted Buffalo, and they didn't build corrals they just tried to run them off cliffs. Which is almost impossible on foot

[@kyle5519]

@@KenneyCmusic no one is corraling Buffalo without a horse. You don't know anything about hunting animals

[@typersucker9364]

Yo is anybody here from maywood lol

[@everydayzac]

IMAGINE

[@niimiianungkwemaandaakwe6137]

I can hear the bias in your voice

[@jmsceptic]

What exactly do you hear?

[@simonalore6798]

I hear bias all the time. Why are white Canadians whose ancestors settled here hundreds of years ago treated as unwanted, undeserving "settlers" by some indigenous peoples? Why is this not being called out for what it is? This is another form of racism. It shouldn't matter who, or what race your ancestors were. The only thing which matters is where you were born. Any argument against this should be considered as racism as that argument defines rights based on race. Why is a baby born to one set of parents granted acknowledgment as a member over those whose racial background differs from the majority? If we are really trying to strive for acceptance and an end to racism why don't we open membership to all children born in a particular territory regardless of blood line?

[@Spinnylespin]

You could've just said "I'm a stupid cracker" and saved us the trouble of reading through a paragraph.

[@simonalore6798]

@@Spinnylespin so it's kosher for you to call me "a stupid cracker"? It's ok for you to call me bigoted names which you probably don't even know the origin of? I don't consider myself a "settler". Does this make me or you ignorant? Where did I settle from? I was born here just like you... you think you're better then me? You think you are entitled to this land but I'm not? If so what gives you the right? Why do we have to be separated by lineage?

[@observisionz]

​@@simonalore6798 your ignorant to your true history.

[@curtisbear3225]

You dont put jesus in your politics but still choose to win when you cant how does that work because your blonde