Treaty 3
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Treaty 3 is a historic agreement signed in 1873 between the Canadian Crown and the Ojibwe (Saulteaux) peoples, covering lands in what are now northwestern Ontario and eastern Manitoba as part of Canada’s Numbered Treaties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty 3 canonical | 3 |
| Grand Council Treaty #3 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761558 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty 3 Context triple: [Numbered Treaties, hasPart, Treaty 3]
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A.
Treaty 2
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.
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B.
Treaty 7
Treaty 7 is an 1877 agreement between several First Nations of what is now southern Alberta and the Canadian government that ceded Indigenous lands in exchange for reserves, annuities, and other promises.
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C.
Treaty 1
Treaty 1 is a foundational 1871 agreement between the Canadian Crown and several First Nations in what is now southern Manitoba, marking the beginning of the Numbered Treaties era in Canada.
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D.
Horse Creek Treaty
The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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E.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty 3 Target entity description: Treaty 3 is a historic agreement signed in 1873 between the Canadian Crown and the Ojibwe (Saulteaux) peoples, covering lands in what are now northwestern Ontario and eastern Manitoba as part of Canada’s Numbered Treaties.
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A.
Treaty 2
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.
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B.
Treaty 7
Treaty 7 is an 1877 agreement between several First Nations of what is now southern Alberta and the Canadian government that ceded Indigenous lands in exchange for reserves, annuities, and other promises.
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C.
Treaty 1
Treaty 1 is a foundational 1871 agreement between the Canadian Crown and several First Nations in what is now southern Manitoba, marking the beginning of the Numbered Treaties era in Canada.
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D.
Horse Creek Treaty
The Horse Creek Treaty was an 1851 agreement between the United States and several Plains Indian nations that aimed to establish territorial boundaries and ensure safe passage for settlers moving west.
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E.
Treaty of Fort McIntosh
The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a 1785 agreement between the United States and several Native American nations that ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio Country to U.S. control, helping set the stage for further conflict in the Northwest Indian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Numbered Treaty
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historic agreement ⓘ treaty between the Crown and First Nations ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affects | First Nations in the Treaty 3 area ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Northwest Angle Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
eastern Manitoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| follows | Treaty 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureInArea |
Lake of the Woods
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rainy River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
Crown obligations for annuity payments to signatories
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creation of Treaty 3 First Nations reserves ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationPrinciple |
ambiguities resolved in favour of Indigenous parties
ⓘ
must be interpreted liberally in favour of Indigenous signatories ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
construction of a transcontinental railway
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westward expansion of Canada in the 19th century ⓘ |
| includesProvision |
agricultural assistance
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annuities ⓘ education assistance ⓘ fishing rights ⓘ hunting rights ⓘ reserve creation ⓘ trapping rights ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding treaty under Canadian law ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | Saulteaux bands of the Lake of the Woods region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ongoingRelevance |
basis for contemporary treaty rights claims
ⓘ
subject of modern treaty interpretation and litigation ⓘ |
| partOf | Numbered Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Treaty 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
cede Indigenous title to lands to the Crown
ⓘ
define rights and obligations between the Crown and Ojibwe ⓘ establish reserve lands for Ojibwe signatories ⓘ |
| recognizedIn |
Canadian constitutional law
ⓘ
Canadian jurisprudence on treaty rights ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aboriginal and treaty rights in the Constitution Act, 1982
ⓘ
Crown–Indigenous relations in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryPeople | Anishinaabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Canadian Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Saulteaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1873-10-03 ⓘ |
| treatyNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| typeOfRight | collective rights of signatory First Nations ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1873 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty 3 Description of subject: Treaty 3 is a historic agreement signed in 1873 between the Canadian Crown and the Ojibwe (Saulteaux) peoples, covering lands in what are now northwestern Ontario and eastern Manitoba as part of Canada’s Numbered Treaties.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grand Council Treaty #3