Treaty of Niagara (1764)

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historic agreement treaty

The Treaty of Niagara (1764) was a foundational agreement between the British Crown and numerous First Nations that helped establish the political and diplomatic framework for Crown–Indigenous relations in what is now Canada.

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Treaty of Niagara (1764) canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
affirms	nation-to-nation relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples ⓘ principles of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 regarding Indigenous lands ⓘ
appliesTo	Great Lakes region ⓘ territories north of the Great Lakes ⓘ what is now Canada ⓘ
basedOn	Royal Proclamation of 1763 ⓘ
commemoratedBy	ceremonies and academic conferences in Canada ⓘ
country	British Empire ⓘ
establishes	diplomatic framework for Crown–Indigenous relations in what is now Canada ⓘ political framework for Crown–Indigenous relations in northern North America ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	Canadian legal history ⓘ Indigenous studies ⓘ treaty history in North America ⓘ
follows	Royal Proclamation of 1763 ⓘ
hasParticipant	Anishinabek ⓘ surface form: Anishinaabe peoples British Crown ⓘ Haudenosaunee ⓘ surface form: Haudenosaunee peoples Wyandot ⓘ surface form: Wendat (Huron) peoples numerous First Nations ⓘ other Great Lakes Indigenous nations ⓘ
historicalSignificance	considered a constitutional foundation of Crown–Indigenous relations in Canada ⓘ interpreted by many Indigenous scholars as a foundational treaty of Canada ⓘ
includes	commitments to non-interference in internal affairs of Indigenous nations ⓘ mutual obligations of peace and friendship ⓘ promises of trade and gifts from the Crown ⓘ
languageOfDiplomacy	wampum diplomacy ⓘ
legalStatusInCanada	invoked in contemporary Indigenous rights discourse ⓘ
location	near present-day Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario ⓘ
mediatedBy	Sir William Johnson ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Sir William Johnson ⓘ
partOf	Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada ⓘ surface form: Crown–Indigenous relations in Canada
purpose	to establish a framework for land relations between the Crown and Indigenous nations ⓘ to renew and extend the Covenant Chain alliance ⓘ to secure Indigenous neutrality or support in future imperial conflicts ⓘ to secure peace after the Seven Years’ War in North America ⓘ
recognizes	Indigenous nations as autonomous political entities ⓘ Indigenous rights to land and self-government in their territories ⓘ
relatedTo	British colonial policy toward Indigenous peoples ⓘ Covenant Chain ⓘ Royal Proclamation of 1763 ⓘ French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ surface form: Seven Years’ War in North America Two Row Wampum ⓘ
signedAt	Fort Niagara ⓘ Niagara ⓘ
signedIn	1764 ⓘ
signedOn	1764-08-01 ⓘ
symbolizedBy	24 Nations wampum belt ⓘ Covenant Chain ⓘ surface form: Covenant Chain wampum belt Two Row Wampum ⓘ surface form: Two Row Wampum tradition wampum belts ⓘ

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Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada → includes → Treaty of Niagara (1764) ⓘ