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 |
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| Treaty 2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761557 — 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 2 Context triple: [Numbered Treaties, hasPart, Treaty 2]
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Treaty of La Pointe
The Treaty of La Pointe was an 1854 agreement between the United States and Ojibwe (Chippewa) bands that ceded large areas of land in the Lake Superior region while establishing reservations and defining ongoing rights for the Ojibwe people.
- 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 2 Target entity description: 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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A.
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Treaty of La Pointe
The Treaty of La Pointe was an 1854 agreement between the United States and Ojibwe (Chippewa) bands that ceded large areas of land in the Lake Superior region while establishing reservations and defining ongoing rights for the Ojibwe people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Numbered Treaty
ⓘ
land cession agreement ⓘ post-Confederation treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of Indian Affairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
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land ownership in Saskatchewan ⓘ treaty rights of signatory First Nations ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-Confederation Canada ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding treaty under Canadian law ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Manitoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crown–Indigenous relations in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ westward expansion of Canada ⓘ |
| signatory |
Canadian Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryGroup |
Anishinaabe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1871 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty 2 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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