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The Numbered Treaties

Guiding questions What were the Numbered Treaties? Why were they signed? How and to whom are the Treaties significant?

Cause and Consequence First Nations Government Declining buffalo population Promised reserved land Hunting and fishing rights Money Education Medical care Machinery Did they know what they were agreeing to? Obtain land to build railroad Get the good farmland Settle conflicts Establish order

Comparing Treaties 30 minutes 20 minutes In a pair you will look at Treaty 1-9 20 minutes You will compare your treaty with another groups and create a Venn diagram

Creation of reserves (often the worst farmland) Cause and Consequence Creation of reserves (often the worst farmland) No longer nomadic lifestyles Not granted voting rights Relationship with North West Mounted Police deteriorated New settlement made fishing and hunting difficult Increased immigrants brought new diseases Not all Treaty promises were upheld Some wording in Treaties heavily debated Some First Nations argued they had been tricked Successfully built railroad Successfully settled the west Successfully made Canada “sea to sea”

Guiding questions What were the Numbered Treaties? Why were they signed? How and to whom are the Treaties significant?