We are treaty peoples: the common understanding of Treaty 6 and contemporary treaty in British Columbia

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dc.contributor.authorWrightson, Kelsey Radcliffe
dc.contributor.supervisorAsch, Michael
dc.contributor.supervisorEisenberg, Avigail I.
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-25T20:25:46Z
dc.date.available2010-08-25T20:25:46Z
dc.date.copyright2010en
dc.date.issued2010-08-25T20:25:46Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Political Science
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractIndigenous and settler relations have been negotiated, and continue to be negotiated in various forms across Canada. This thesis begins from the continued assertions of treaty Elders that the historic Treaty relationships are valid in the form that they were mutually agreed upon and accepted at the time of negotiation. From this assertion, this thesis asks how this mutually agreed upon understanding of Treaty can be understood. In particular, the holistic approach to reading historic treaty draws on the oral history and first hand accounts to provide an understanding of the context and content of treaty. The holistic approach is then applied to Treaty 6 in Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as the contemporary Treaty process in British Columbia. This provides a critical analysis of the continued negotiation of the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Settlers, both regarding how historic treaties are understood in Canada, and how contemporary treaty relations continue to be negotiated.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/2968
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectTreatiesen
dc.subjectCanadian Historyen
dc.subjectAboriginal Peoplesen
dc.subjectPolitical thoughten
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen
dc.subjectAlbertaen
dc.subjectNative peoplesen
dc.subjectCanadaen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Social Sciences::Canadian studiesen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::History::Canada--Historyen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Political Scienceen
dc.titleWe are treaty peoples: the common understanding of Treaty 6 and contemporary treaty in British Columbiaen
dc.typeThesisen

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