Treaties

Video recordings in the WVSS Library
​Trick or Treaty? 
National Film Board of Canada
Alanis Obomsawin (Director)
2014 | 1 hr 24 min
Call # MOV USB TRI 
This documentary focuses on the history of Treaty 9 (the James Bay Treaty) and follows the journey of four indigenous leaders seeking justice and truth as they form a dialogue with the Federal Government. ​
8th Fire: Aboriginal People, Canada & The Way  Forward
Call # DVD 971.004 EIG
Stream on Curio
The WVSS library has the DVD of several 8th Fire episodes. 8th Fire can be accessed on the web and episodes on Treaties include Wab Kinew's Walk Through History and Wab on the Soap Box.​​​

​​Online Sources: Websites from BC, Federal Government and Indigenous Sources
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​​BC Government. First Nations Negotiations. ​
​This government website has links related to the BC treaty process and treaty agreements. It provides listings of BC First Nations and an interactive map detailing community profiles and their treaty stages.
BC Treaty Commission.  
​BC Treaty Commission  is the independent body responsible for facilitating treaty negotiations among First Nations in BC and the governments of Canada and BC. This website features information videos and interviews on the modern Treaty process and the role of BC Treaty Commission. The WVSS library has two BC Treaty Commission publications: What's in these treaties? and What is the deal with treaties? 
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Also featured is the YouTube Channel for the BC Treaty Commission:
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Nisga'a Dancing in Both Worlds ​
This video documents the struggle of the Nisga'a people, in court and during negotiation, to reclaim their ancestral lands through the first modern treaty in British Columbia.
​​Office of the Treaty Commissioner. Treaty Timeline 
The OTC is located in the province of Saskatchewan and was established to guide First Peoples of Saskatchewan and the Government of Canada through differing views on the Treaties. This website has information on Treaties 2,4,5,6,8,10.
Indigenous and North Affairs Canada
Formally known as AANDC (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada), this department is responsible for meeting Government of Canada's obligations and commitments to First Peoples. This website includes land claims, specific and comprehensive claims and historical documents related to the treaty making process.
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Government of Canada. First Nations Profiles Interactive Map.
​This map allows you to search First Nations communities and provides links to addresses, Tribal Council information and community websites.
Library and Archives Canada.
LAC houses an extensive, but not a complete, historical collection of material related the First Nations treaties in Canada. The webpage Aboriginal Documentary Heritage: Historical Collections of the Canadian Government gives an overview of the Red and Black series and treaties, land surrenders and related agreements. 
University of British Columbia Libraries. Aboriginal Maps and Mapping: Treaty Maps. 
This webpage has several links to maps of the numbered treaties. See also British Columbia and Canada. It provides links to information about First Nations in British Columbia, language maps, population maps, and  Residential School maps.
Print Resources in the WVSS Library
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​          From treaty peoples to treaty nation: a road map for all canadians 
           Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates 
          Call # NF 971.004 POE



Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia
Cole Harris NEW RESOURCE
Published 2002

Treaty Talks in British Columbia: Negotiating a Mutually Beneficial Future
​Christopher McKee
Call # NF 333.2 MCK
Published 1996

​Decolonizing Education: Nourishing the Learning Spirit
Marie Battiste
Call # NF 371.829 BAT
Published 2015
​First Nations 101: [tons of stuff you need to know about First Nations people]
Lynda K. Gray
Call # NF 971.004 GRA
Published 2011
Indigenous Writes: A Guide  to First Nations, Metis & Inuit Issues in Canada
Chelsea Vowel 
Call # NF 971.004 VOW
Published 2016
Aboriginal peoples and politics : the Indian land question in British Columbia, 1849-1989
Paul Tennant 
​Call # NF 333.2 TEN 
​Published 1990
Treaty Days: Reflections of an Indian Commissioner
William M. Graham
Call # NF 971.004 GRA
Published 1991


Resources and Articles 

Harris, D. C. (Summer 2009). "A court between: Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in  the British Columbia Court Appeal"  BC Studies, no. 162, 137-164. Retrieved from https://commons.allard.ubc.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1181&context=fac_pubs 

Lutz, John. (2017). "Vancouver Island or Douglas Treaties 101."  First Nations, Land, and James Douglas: Indigenous and Treaty Rights in the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia,1849-1864 Conference. 23-24, February 2017, University of Victoria, BC.
Retrieved from http://hcmc.uvic.ca/songheesconference/pdf/treatyIntroduction.pdf

Morse, B. W. "Twilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia: Is it a game changer in Canadian Aboriginal Title Law and Crown-Indigenous Relations?" Lakehead Law Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, 2017, Retrieved from https://llj.lakeheadu.ca/article/view/1516

Historica Canada. (n.d.). Treaties in Canada, Education Guide. Retrieved from ​https://www.historicacanada.ca/sites/default/files/PDF/Treaties_English.pdf
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Vallance, N. (2015). Sharing The Land: The Formation of the Vancouver Island (or ‘Douglas’) Treaties of
1850-1854 in Historical, Legal and Comparative Context. Retrieved from https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/bitstream/handle/1828/7089/Vallance_Neil_PhD_2016.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y