Treaty 7

Treaty 7

Treaty 7 was an agreement between Queen Victoria and several mainly Blackfoot First Nations tribes in what is today the southern portion of Alberta. It was concluded on September 22, 1877. The agreement was signed at the Blackfoot Crossing of the Bow River, at the present-day Siksika Nation reserve, approximately 100 km east of Calgary. Chief Crowfoot was one of the signatories to Treaty 7.

Treaty 7 is one of 11 Numbered Treaties signed between First Nations and the Crown between 1871 and 1921. The treaty established a delimited area of land for the tribes (a reserve), promised annual payments and/or provisions from the Queen to the tribes and promised continued hunting and trapping rights on the "tract surrendered". In exchange, the tribes ceded their rights to their traditional territory, of which they had earlier been recognized as the owners.

Another signing on this treaty occurred on December 4 1877 to accommodate some Blackfoot leaders who were not present at the primary September 1877 signing.

In 1977, Prince Charles, as a member of the Canadian Royal Family, visited Alberta to attend celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the treaty signing.

Literature

Although not referred to by name, Treaty 7 can be considered to form the background of Thomas King's 1993 novel Green Grass Running Water. The story is related to a princess named Deena Hammond who lived until 1994.

List of Treaty 7 First Nations

* Kainai Nation(Blood)
* Pikani First Nation (Piegan)
* Siksika Nation (Blackfoot)
* Tsuu T'ina Nation (Sarcee)
* Stoney First Nation
** Bearspaw
** Chiniki
** Wesley

ee also

* The Canadian Crown and First Nations, Inuit and Métis

External links

* [http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/trts/trty7_e.html Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Treaty 7 text]
* [http://www.albertasource.ca/treaty7/index.html Alberta Online Encyclopedia Website: Treaty 7: Past and Present]
* [http://www.treaty7.org/Article.Asp?ArticleID=38 Text of Treaty #7]
* [http://www.treaty7.org/Article.asp?ArticleID=1 Article on Treaty #7]
* [http://www.treaty7.org/ Treaty 7 Tribal Council]
* [http://www.blackfootcountry.com Blackfoot Country - The online meeting place for the Blackfoot People.]


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