RDP Library: Indigenous Resources: Historic & Numbered Treaties

Historic & Numbered Treaties

Treaties form the basis of the relationship between the Crown and 364 First Nations. Historic Treaties refer to 70 treaties negotiated between 1701 and 1923. There are 11 treaties that were negotiated between 1871 and 1921, referred to as the Numbered Treaties.

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Treaty Texts

Treaty Texts - Transcripts
Transcripts of the treaties dating from the mid 1700's to the early 1900's. The treaty texts have been formatted and clearly typed, instead of their original format, for easy reading and printing.
Treaties, Surrenders, and Agreements - Library and Archives Canada
For digitized original treaties, search the Library and Archives Canada collection subset: Treaties, Surrenders, and Agreements (available online)

Treaty No. 6

Treaty No. 6 - Transcript
Copy of Treaty No. 6 between Her Majesty the Queen and the Plain and Wood Cree Indians and other Tribes of Indians at Fort Carlton, Fort Pitt and Battle River with Adhesions
Treaty No. 6 - Original
Western Treaty No. 6 - Articles of Treaty No. 6 Concluded between Her Majesty The Queen and The Plain & Wood Crees and other Tribes near Carlton and near Fort Pitt. Digitized and uploaded by Library and Archives Canada.

Treaty No. 7

Treaty No. 7 - Transcript
Copy of Treaty and Supplementary Treaty No. 7 between Her Majesty the Queen and the Blackfeet and Other Indian Tribes, at the Blackfoot Crossing of Bow River and Fort Macleod
Treaty No. 7 - Original
Treaty and Supplementary Treaty No. 7 made between Her Majesty and the Blackfeet and other Indian Tribes at the Blackfoot Crossing of Bow River and Fort McLeod. Digitized and uploaded by Library and Archives Canada.

Citing Treaties

Treaties may be cited as legal documents/legislation or as primary documents/archival materials.

Treaties as legislation
Guidance on citing treaties as legislation by the University of Calgary.
Treaties as archival materials
Guidance on how to cite archival materials in APA, MLA, and Chicago Style by Dalhousie University