Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada

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Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada are formal agreements between the British Crown (and later the Canadian state) and First Nations that define land rights, resource use, and ongoing nation-to-nation relationships across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional law topic
legal regime
treaty framework
administeredBy Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
associatedWith Aboriginal rights
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
duty to consult and accommodate
land claims negotiations
treaty rights
country Canada
geographicScope Atlantic Canada
British Columbia
Northern Canada
Ontario
Prairie provinces
linked to: Western Canada

Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
hasComponent Numbered Treaties
Peace and Friendship Treaties
comprehensive land claim agreements
historic treaties
modern treaties
self-government agreements
includes James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Nisga’a Final Agreement
Numbered Treaties 1–11
linked to: Numbered Treaties

Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
Peace and Friendship Treaties in the Maritimes
Treaty of Niagara (1764)
interpretedThrough honour of the Crown
liberal and purposive interpretation
principle of reconciliation
legalBasis Constitution Act, 1982
Royal Proclamation of 1763
section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
ongoingIssues calls for treaty renewal and modernization
differing interpretations of treaty terms
implementation disputes
land and resource conflicts
party British Crown
Canadian Crown
First Nations
Government of Canada
Indigenous peoples in Canada
purpose define land rights
establish nation-to-nation relationships
facilitate settlement and development
regulate resource use
secure peace and alliance
recognizedAs constitutional rights
recognizedBy Supreme Court of Canada
subjectMatter annuities and payments
education provisions
fishing rights
harvesting rights
health care provisions
hunting rights
land cession
reserve lands
self-government arrangements
trapping rights
timePeriod contemporary era
post-Confederation era
pre-Confederation era

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Crown in right of Canada partyTo Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada
T-MEC category Treaties of Canada
linked to: Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada
Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada includes Peace and Friendship Treaties in the Maritimes
linked to: Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada
Nutashkuan isPartOfTreatyProcess First Nations–Canada relations
linked to: Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada