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1770’s Smallpox and other diseases had a devastating toll on the Indian population. Eventually waves of epidemics decimated 95% of the First Nations population. 1701 The Great Peace of Montreal, a Peace Treaty between new friends and 40 First Nations Canada and the First Nations Historical Timeline This year we were able to also sponsor a few Elders to attend the Treaties 1-11 Gathering in Brandon, Manitoba this year. With the assistance from Sucker Creek First Nation, we were able to utilize their bus to transport Elders to the meeting. It was a great trip for them and a special thank you to Penny Calliou, Councillor Terry Calliou and Victor Horseman for taking such good care of our Elders during this trip. Treaty 8 would also like to initiate a Women’s and Youth Council in the next fiscal year so that we can engage them on all these initiatives as well and seek their input on these initiatives as well. We would hope to possibly combine some meeting with the Elders as they want to connect with the Youth and provide them with their knowledge in all these areas as well as the connection to our language, culture and way of life. Guiding Principles to the Treaty Relationship The Elders have approved and Guiding Principles to the Treaty Relationship at our March 2013 Elders meeting in Sucker Creek. Now we hope to seek a joint sign off between Canada and Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta. Once the GPTR’s are jointly signed off we will continue with a roll out plan to our communities and schools. We will also utilize these principles with ongoing work with both levels of government and industry relations. Page 12 Treaty Commission Report The Treaty Relations Commission Working Group has continued to meet on the establishment of an Alberta Treaty Commission based on Resolution R05-2012-09-27. Treaty 6, 7 and 8 all developed a proposal to continue the work on the Treaty Commission and the recommendations outlined in the resolution passed by the AOTC. We held a number of internal meetings of the TRCWG meeting to determine next steps and the first joint meeting was held on November 19, 2012. Since that meeting we received a letter from Fred Chafe on December 11, 2013 stating the limitations on the establishment of the Treaty Commission in Alberta will be based on the existing two commissions in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. We had been exploring the establishment of the Treaty Commission for Alberta for approximately 10 years based on the understanding that it would be a “made in Alberta” model so this limitation now set after 10 years was very disheartening. The AOTC was held on January 29-31st, 2013 in Calgary and we wanted to address and discuss the proposed Treaty Commission. Each of the respective Treaty areas held their own caucuses to discuss the Chiefs position on the commission. The Treaty 8 Chiefs held their caucus on January 30, 2013 and it was agreed that based on the letter and limitations set that Treaty 8 was no longer in support of the establishment of the Treaty Commission based on those limitations. We have learned that Treaty 6 still wants to pursue the Treaty Commission and it looking to establish a pilot project on this commission. It is also our understanding that there will be opt-in provisions for Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 if they decide later that they will want to be part of the process again.
1763 Royal Proclamation outlines the basic principles of Canadian Indian Policy: * Recognition of Indian lands – Recognition of Indian Governments – Provision of Treaty process with the Crown. * Nation-to-Nation basis. * The Crown gained access to Indian lands and resources, First Nations secured the guarantee of survival and protection of their Nationhood, their way of life. * Agreement to share – not sell. “As Long as the sun shines, the grass grows, and the waters flow.” Canada and the First Nations Historical Timeline Treaty Relations Coordinator & Elder’s Coordinator The Elders have been very happy that we have been able to have full Treaty 8 Elder’s Advisory Council meetings instead of just Elders Focus Group meetings. With the assistance of the other departments we have been able to do this as they also require input and advice from the Elders on the work they are doing. It is so nice to see the awareness and interest growing amongst the Elders and our numbers keep growing for attendance at all of our meetings. The role of the Elders is critical in the work we do and in the community. We hold them in high regard and need to be more utilized for advise and not just for ceremony although that is also very important as well. This year we lost another great Treaty 8 warrior, Elder George Yellowknee from Bigstone Cree Nation passed away in August 2012. His kindness, knowledge and wonderful smile are greatly missed by the Elders Council and staff here at Treaty 8. It is with his passing and other key Elders in the past two years that we feel a sense of urgency to finalize some of the highlighted projects so that we can capture the Elders words and their understandings and recommendation on Treaty Rights for our leadership. It is them who have a close link to the Treaty signatories and hold the Treaty knowledge that we require. Elder George Yellowknee We have been utilizing TARR and IAA Elder Interviews to assist us in developing a Treaty 8 Elders book. We are also developing a Treaty 8 book and Treaty 8 historical timeline, it is critical that we gather their knowledge now before we lose any more of our Elders. We will be working closely with the Elders in the next years to gather their knowledge and utilizing older interviews to seek the Elder’s understandings on all of our Treaty Rights. With all the legislation and policy that is being developed at both the Federal and Provincial level that is impacting our Treaty Rights, we need to develop our Treaty 8 position so that we can discuss, negotiate and develop this legislation with government so that the impacts are no so great, especially on our environment, water and lands. We look forward into moving into next year to complete this important work with the assistance of the Chiefs, Elders, membership and staff. Page 13
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Message from The Grand Chi
Page 5 and 6: Canada and the First Nations Histor
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Page 21 and 22: 1874 North West Mounted Police 1876
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Page 29 and 30: 1960 Indians win the right to vote
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Page 33 and 34: 2007 * 800+ Land Claims * Declarati
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Page 37 and 38: The Children’s Agenda Team worked
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