LibGuides: Indigenous Hub: Treaties and Agreements

General Information on Treaties

Websites

The Treaty Map: Indigenous Perspectives on Treaties in Canada
Covering every Canadian treaty from 1763 to the present, The Treaty Map aims to challenge the commonly held view of treaties as land surrenders and offers a comprehensive, interactive learning and teaching tool, grounded in Indigenous perspectives of treaties.
Maps of treaty making in Canada
British Columbia Treaty Negotiations Map
A map of Treaty negotiations accepted by the BC Treaty Commission as of November 2017.
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada -A History of Treaty-Making in Canada
History of treaty-making in Canada from the 1700s to the present day. In addition, discover historical material including transcripts of original treaty texts, archival images of treaty signing ceremonies and other resources including selected bibliographies that foster Aboriginal awareness.
Indigenous and Northern Affairs - Treaty Texts
Transcripts of the treaties dating from the mid 1700's to the early 1900's.
Indigenous and Northern Affairs - Treaty Research Reports
Historical interpretations of treaties the Crown has signed with Aboriginal peoples since the 18th century.
Library and Archives Canada - Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds an extensive, but not a complete, collection of historic Canadian Indian treaties, land surrenders, and related agreements.
Library and Archives Canada - Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements-Essay on the status and locations of original treaty documents in Canada.
By John Leslie, with contributions by Doug Whyte and Patricia Kennedy

Books

Keeping promises : the Royal Proclamation of 1763, aboriginal rights, and treaties in Canada by Terry Fenge and Jim Aldridge, eds
Call Number: KIB140 K43 2015

Publication Date: 2015
The right relationship : reimagining the implementation of historical treaties by John Borrows and Michael Coyle, eds
Call Number: KIB129 R54 2017

ISBN: 9781442630215

Publication Date: 2017
Solemn words and foundational documents : an annotated discussion of Indigenous-Crown treaties in Canada, 1752-1923 by Jean-Pierre Morin
Call Number: KIB21 M67 2018

ISBN: 9781487594466

Publication Date: 2018
Compact, contract, covenant : Aboriginal treaty-making in Canada by J.R. Miller
Call Number: E92 M543

ISBN: 0802097413

Publication Date: 2009
The power of promises : rethinking Indian treaties in the Pacific Northwest by Alexandra Harmon (editor)
Call Number: Electronic

Publication Date: 2008

Treaties with Native American groups in the Pacific Northwest have had profound and long-lasting implications for land ownership, resource access, and political rights in both the United States and Canada. In The Power of Promises, a distinguished group of scholars, representing many disciplines, discuss the treaties' legacies.