Douglas Treaties
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The Douglas Treaties are a series of mid-19th-century agreements between certain Indigenous nations on Vancouver Island and the colonial government, used to justify British land claims while remaining highly contested in their interpretation and legitimacy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas Treaties canonical | 5 |
| Douglas Treaties territory | 1 |
| Saanich Douglas Treaties | 1 |
| Treaties of Canada | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17737386 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Treaties Context triple: [W̱SÁNEĆ Nation, associatedWith, Douglas Treaties]
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A.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
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B.
Treaty of Point Elliott
The Treaty of Point Elliott was an 1855 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other guarantees.
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C.
Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
The Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) was an agreement between the U.S. government and several Plateau tribes, including the Yakama, Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla, that ceded vast Indigenous lands in the Pacific Northwest in exchange for reservations and other promised provisions.
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D.
James Bay Treaty
The James Bay Treaty, also known as Treaty 9, is a historic agreement between several First Nations in northern Ontario and the Canadian government that ceded vast traditional territories in exchange for reserves, annuities, and other promises.
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E.
Elgin–Marcy Treaty
The Elgin–Marcy Treaty was an 1854 reciprocity agreement between the United Kingdom (for British North America) and the United States that reduced tariffs and promoted free trade in natural resources across the U.S.–Canadian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas Treaties Target entity description: The Douglas Treaties are a series of mid-19th-century agreements between certain Indigenous nations on Vancouver Island and the colonial government, used to justify British land claims while remaining highly contested in their interpretation and legitimacy.
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A.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
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B.
Treaty of Point Elliott
The Treaty of Point Elliott was an 1855 agreement in Washington Territory in which several Coast Salish tribes ceded large portions of their ancestral lands to the United States in exchange for reservations, fishing rights, and other guarantees.
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C.
Treaty of Walla Walla (1855)
The Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) was an agreement between the U.S. government and several Plateau tribes, including the Yakama, Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla, that ceded vast Indigenous lands in the Pacific Northwest in exchange for reservations and other promised provisions.
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D.
James Bay Treaty
The James Bay Treaty, also known as Treaty 9, is a historic agreement between several First Nations in northern Ontario and the Canadian government that ceded vast traditional territories in exchange for reserves, annuities, and other promises.
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E.
Elgin–Marcy Treaty
The Elgin–Marcy Treaty was an 1854 reciprocity agreement between the United Kingdom (for British North America) and the United States that reduced tariffs and promoted free trade in natural resources across the U.S.–Canadian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Douglas Treaties
linked to: Douglas Treaties