The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories
Including the Negotiations on Which They Are Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto

An account of negotiations with the indigenous peoples of north-west Canada by the region's lieutenant-governor, published in 1880.

Alexander Morris (Author)

9781108062121, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 January 2014

380 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 kg

Alexander Morris (1826–89) served as lieutenant-governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, not long after Canada purchased the latter from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869. This colossal land transfer was a source of unrest for the indigenous peoples, who were displeased about the arrival of missionaries and other settlers. Morris was involved in negotiating treaties over issues such as land rights, publishing this account in 1880. He provides some historical context to the many negotiations in which he participated as well as some of his thoughts on how the agreements could best be implemented. The work, which also includes the full texts of these treaties, remains a valuable source on the history of the relationship between Europeans and indigenous peoples during the settlement of the outer reaches of Canada.

Introduction
1. The Selkirk treaty
2. The Robinson treaty
3. The Manitoulin Island treaty
4. The Stone Fort and Manitoba Post treaties
5. Treaty number three
6. The Qu'Appelle treaty
7. The revision of treaties numbers one and two
8. The Winnipeg treaty
9. The treaties at Forts Carlton and Pitt
10. Treaty number seven
11. The Sioux in the North-West Territories
12. The administration of the treaties
Appendix.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS]