" Treaties are the eternal commitments made between two – and often more –
self-determining and independent beings in the interest of producing life."
–Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Key Online Resources
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The Douglas Treaties
The Douglas Treaties were signed between 1850 and 1854 between 14 First Nations and the British colonists (the Hudson's Bay Company) in the southern portions of Vancouver Island. The First Nations involved understood the treaties as being about sharing or allowing use of their lands rather than as a land surrender.
► Read an article on the treaties, including Indigenous oral history ► Additional background here & here |
"The Return of a War Party" by Paul Kane, 1847. Royal Ontario Museum photo.
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Select "Treaties" to see treaties. The map may also be used to explore languages.
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Map of Major Treaties
Use this interactive map from http://native-land.ca to explore the treaties where you live. ► See also the article in the Canadian Encyclopedia on treaties with Indigenous Peoples in Canada ► Treaties and treaty relationships issue of Canada's History |
Classroom Connections
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Spiritual Reflections
For use by faith and spirituality groups: The-Word-Became-Flesh, Covenant and Kinship of All by Sr. Petite Lao. |
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The Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice
70 St. Mary Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1J3
416-927-7887
www.jesuitforum.ca
contact@jesuitforum.ca
Web banner artwork by Patuo'kn Illustration and Design and Diane Montreuil
Listening to Indigenous Voices is published by Novalis and produced in collaboration with KAIROS and Centre justice et foi
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