Treaty 2 Territory – “No claims to compensation for lands not required for settlement were envisaged because it must have been assumed that those lands would be left in the possession of the Indian Tribes. It might even be contended that the condition limited the Canadian government’s authority to negotiate surrenders of lands to lands …
Today’s generations of the Anishinaabe people have taken to heart what our parents, grandparents, and Elders had been saying all this time – Treaty was about sharing the land—not giving it away. The treaty is a living document. This means that each generation, past, present and future applies its terms according to the experiences faced …
Treaty 2 Territory – Inherent Rights are the original and ancestral rights held by First Nations in Treaty 2 Territory. They are born with inherent rights because their ancestors have been in these territories since creation. These Inherent Rights are all encompassing in order for the people of the collective Nation, the Local Nations, to …
FRENCH/BRITISH INDIAN PEACE MEDALS King George III and his iconic “Peace Medal,” which were given to the Chiefs dating back to the 17th century. The silver medal perfectly symbolizes the three founding peoples of Canada. The medal was struck in France under Louis XV (1715-1744) for distribution to the leaders of Indigenous allies or to …
Treaty 2 territory – The resources of the land have been exploited without the consultation or consent of the Anishinaabe, without benefit to the Anishinaabe, and without recognition of their Aboriginal Title. This failure of the past is what guides the claim of the Anishinaabe of Treaty 2 territory. The goal of the Anishinaabe of …
Treaty 2 Territory – On 12 June 2018 in an Assembly held at Lake Manitoba First Nation, Anishinaabe Agowidiiwinan – Treaty 2 Governing Council (Chiefs Council) resolved that; Anishinaabe Agowidiiwinan would promote the formation of a collective Nation and Government consisting of all First Nations with lands reserved in Treaty 2 Territory. This includes First …
Treaty 2 was entered in to on 21 August 1871 at Manitoba House, Rupertsland, with representatives of the Queen of England and Ireland. The original Anishinaabe (Chippewa and Cree), who were present, constitute Treaty 2 today. It is known that many of the chiefs and leaders within the territory were at the early gathering and after …