Treaty 9 area

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The Treaty 9 area is a large region of northern Ontario and parts of adjacent provinces in Canada covered by an early 20th-century treaty between the Canadian government and several First Nations, defining reserve lands and rights over traditional territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
treaty area
adjacentTo Manitoba NERFINISHED
Quebec NERFINISHED
administeredBy Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada NERFINISHED
appliesTo Cree First Nations NERFINISHED
First Nations in northern Ontario
Oji-Cree First Nations NERFINISHED
Ojibwe First Nations NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED
James Bay region NERFINISHED
resource extraction in northern Ontario
country Canada
covers reserve lands
traditional territories of First Nations
defines land cession terms
reserve boundaries
rights to hunt, fish and trap
governs Crown access to lands and resources
use of natural resources by signatory First Nations
governsRightsOf status Indians under the Indian Act within the area
hasDemographics predominantly Indigenous population in many communities
hasIssue claims of unfulfilled treaty obligations
disputes over interpretation of treaty promises
hasJurisdiction Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Province of Ontario NERFINISHED
historicalContext Canadian expansion into northern resource regions
languageOfTreaty Cree (oral explanations)
English
Ojibwe (oral explanations)
legalBasis Numbered Treaty 9 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Ontario
central Canada
northern Ontario NERFINISHED
partOf Numbered Treaties system in Canada NERFINISHED
Treaty 9 NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Canadian federal law
Ontario provincial law
relatedTo Crown–Indigenous relations in Canada NERFINISHED
Indigenous land rights in Canada
timePeriod early 20th century
treatySignatory First Nations leaders
Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Province of Ontario NERFINISHED

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Kashechewan First Nation partOf Treaty 9 area