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
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? Also featured is the YouTube Channel for the BC Treaty Commission: ![]() 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. |
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Print Resources in the WVSS Library

From treaty peoples to treaty nation: a road map for all canadians
Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates
Call # NF 971.004 POE
First Nations 101: [tons of stuff you need to know about First Nations people]
Lynda K. Gray
Call # NF 971.004 GRA
Published 2011
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
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
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
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
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
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
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