Treaty 2
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Treaty 2 is one of the early post-Confederation agreements between the Canadian Crown and First Nations, primarily concerning land cession and the establishment of reserves in what is now Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty 2 canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Numbered Treaty
ⓘ
land cession agreement ⓘ post-Confederation treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of Indian Affairs
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Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
parts of southeastern Saskatchewan
ⓘ
southwestern Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1871 in Canada
ⓘ
Indigenous–state relations in Canada ⓘ Treaties of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
establishment of Indian reserves
ⓘ
land cession ⓘ settlement of the Canadian West ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1871-08-21 ⓘ |
| follows | Treaty 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grants |
agricultural assistance
ⓘ
annual treaty payments to First Nations ⓘ certain hunting and fishing rights ⓘ reserve lands to First Nations ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
land ownership in Manitoba
ⓘ
land ownership in Saskatchewan ⓘ treaty rights of signatory First Nations ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-Confederation Canada ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding treaty under Canadian law ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Manitoba
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ⓘ
Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Numbered Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Treaty 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define reserve lands for signatory First Nations
ⓘ
to obtain Indigenous consent for Crown settlement and development ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Constitution Act, 1982 section 35 (through recognition of existing Aboriginal and treaty rights) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian Confederation
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ⓘ
Crown–Indigenous relations in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ westward expansion of Canada ⓘ |
| signatory |
Canadian Crown
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ⓘ
First Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryGroup |
Anishinaabe
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ⓘ
Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1871 ⓘ |
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