Treaty 7
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty 7 canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Treaty 7 Context triple: [Blackfoot, enteredTreaty, Treaty 7]
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A.
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.
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B.
Sand River Convention
The Sand River Convention was an 1852 agreement by which Britain recognized the independence of the Boer settlers in the Transvaal region of southern Africa.
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C.
Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty 7 Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
Sand River Convention
The Sand River Convention was an 1852 agreement by which Britain recognized the independence of the Boer settlers in the Transvaal region of southern Africa.
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C.
Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
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D.
Treaty of Fort Finney
The Treaty of Fort Finney was a 1786 agreement in which several Shawnee leaders ceded large tracts of land in the Ohio River Valley to the United States, helping set the stage for escalating conflicts that became the Northwest Indian War.
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E.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Numbered Treaty
ⓘ
historic treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
|
| affects |
Kainai Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Kainai Nation reserve lands
Piikani Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Piikani Nation reserve lands
Siksika 146 Reserve, Alberta ⓘ
surface form:
Siksika Nation reserve lands
Stoney Nakoda reserve lands ⓘ Tsuut’ina Nation reserve lands ⓘ |
| ceded | Indigenous title to large portions of southern Alberta ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| language |
Blackfoot language
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfoot (oral interpretation)
English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding treaty under Canadian law ⓘ |
| location |
Northwest Territories
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Territories (historical)
southern Alberta ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
David Laird
ⓘ
James Farquharson Macleod ⓘ |
| partOf | Numbered Treaties ⓘ |
| providedFor |
annual annuity payments
ⓘ
creation of Indian reserves ⓘ provision of ammunition and twine ⓘ provision of education ⓘ provision of farm equipment ⓘ provision of livestock ⓘ provision of medical assistance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish peaceful relations between the Crown and First Nations
ⓘ
to obtain Indigenous land for settlement and railway development ⓘ |
| region | Treaty 7 territory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treaty 6
ⓘ
Treaty 8 ⓘ |
| signatory |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
Kainai Nation ⓘ Piikani Nation ⓘ Siksika Nation ⓘ Stoney Nakoda Nations ⓘ Siksika Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Tsuu T’ina Nation
|
| signatoryCollective |
Blackfoot
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfoot Confederacy
|
| signatoryPeople |
Kainai Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Kainai
Assiniboine people ⓘ
surface form:
Nakoda (Stoney)
Piikani ⓘ Blackfoot ⓘ
surface form:
Siksika
Tsuut’ina ⓘ |
| signedAt | Blackfoot Crossing ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1877-09-22 ⓘ |
| topic |
Indigenous–Crown relations in Canada
ⓘ
land cession ⓘ |
| treatyNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1877 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty 7 Description of subject: 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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