Aboriginal Documentary Heritage

Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements

By John Leslie

Essay

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References

Printed sources

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Friesen, Jean. Magnificent Gifts: the Treaties of Canada with the Indians of the Northwest, 1869-76. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Series V, Vol. 1 (1986), p. 41-51. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1987.

Guillaud, Yann. "Apposer un symbole. Quelques réflexions sur le totémisme et les signatures amérindiennes des traités. " Anthropologie et societé. Vol. 26, nos. 2-3 (2002), p. 215-234.

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Isaac, Thomas. Aboriginal Law: Commentary, Cases and Materials. Saskatoon: Purich Publishing Ltd., 2004.

Jennings, Francis, ed. The History and Culture of Iroquois Diplomacy: An Interdisciplinary Guide to the Treaties of the Six Nations and Their League. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1985.

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Kennedy, Patricia. "Tracking the Treaty Texts." The Archivist. Vol. 16, no. 6 (November-December 1989), p. 12-13.

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Leslie, John F. "The Importance of Oral and Extrinsic Historical Evidence in Understanding Indian Treaties." Archivaria. No. 53 (Spring 2002), p. 122-129.

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Madill, Dennis F.K. British Columbia Indian Treaties in Historical Perspective. Ottawa: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Research Branch, 1981.

Morris, Alexander. The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories. Toronto: Belfords, Clarke and Co., 1880. Facsimile edition reprinted by Coles Publishing Company, Toronto, 1979.

Ratelle, Maurice. Le "Two Row Wampum" ou les voies parallèles. Québec: Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources, 1992.

Ray, Arthur J., Jim Miller and Frank Tough. Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2000.

Russell, Bill. "The White Man's Paper Burden: Aspects of Records Keeping in the Department of Indian Affairs, 1860-1914." Archivaria. No. 19 (Winter 1984-85), p. 50-72.

Sawaya, Jean-Pierre. La fédération des Sept-Feux de la vallée du Saint-Laurent, XVIIe au XIXe siècle. Québec: les Éditions du Septentrion, 1998.

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Tanner, Helen Hornbeck. Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987.

The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7. Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter, and Dorothy First Rider. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.

Wicken, William C. Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Related Collections at Library and Archives Canada

ArchiviaNet: On-line Research Tool.
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/index-e.html
(accessed November 22, 2005).

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds.
Source
(accessed January 20, 2006).

Indian Reserves -- Western Canada.
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/indian-reserves/index-e.html
(accessed January 20, 2006).

Maps and Plans.
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/020154_e.html
(accessed January 20, 2006).

"Medal" Collection in Documentary Art.
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02011602_e.html
(accessed January 20, 2006).

Photographic Collections.
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/020115_e.html
(accessed January 20, 2006).

Related Website

Historic Treaties. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/index-eng.asp
(accessed August 13, 2010).

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