Treaty 4
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Treaty 4 is a historic agreement signed in 1874 between the Canadian Crown and several First Nations in what is now southern Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba and Alberta, forming part of Canada’s series of Numbered Treaties that enabled prairie settlement in exchange for reserved lands and promised benefits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty 4 canonical | 8 |
| Treaty 4 First Nations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761559 — 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 4 Context triple: [Numbered Treaties, hasPart, Treaty 4]
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A.
Treaty 3
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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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 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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 4 Target entity description: Treaty 4 is a historic agreement signed in 1874 between the Canadian Crown and several First Nations in what is now southern Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba and Alberta, forming part of Canada’s series of Numbered Treaties that enabled prairie settlement in exchange for reserved lands and promised benefits.
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A.
Treaty 3
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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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 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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Numbered Treaty
ⓘ
historic treaty ⓘ |
| affects |
Treaty 4 First Nations
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty 4
|
| category | Treaties between the Crown and Indigenous peoples of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
File Hills
ⓘ
Long Lake area ⓘ Qu’Appelle Valley ⓘ Touchwood Hills ⓘ southeastern Alberta ⓘ southern Saskatchewan ⓘ southwestern Manitoba ⓘ |
| crownRepresentative | Alexander Morris ⓘ |
| crownRepresentativeTitle |
Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories
ⓘ
linked to:
Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
|
| follows | Treaty 3 ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveTitle | Qu’Appelle Treaty ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
decline of the buffalo economy on the Prairies
ⓘ
westward expansion of Canada after Confederation ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| landCession | large portions of southern prairie lands ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | still in force ⓘ |
| monarchRepresented | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| ongoingIssues | disputes over treaty interpretation and implementation ⓘ |
| partOf | Numbered Treaties ⓘ |
| precedes | Treaty 5 ⓘ |
| provides |
ammunition and twine
ⓘ
annual treaty payments (annuities) ⓘ clothing and medals for chiefs and headmen ⓘ farming implements and agricultural assistance ⓘ livestock ⓘ reserve lands for signatory First Nations ⓘ schools on reserves ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define relationship between First Nations and the Crown
ⓘ
to establish Indian reserves ⓘ to obtain Indigenous title to lands for prairie settlement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indigenous land rights in Canada
ⓘ
prairie settlement ⓘ |
| signatory |
Assiniboine First Nations
ⓘ
Canadian Crown ⓘ
linked to:
Crown in right of Canada
Cree First Nations ⓘ Saulteaux (Ojibwe) First Nations ⓘ
linked to:
Saulteaux
|
| signingDate | 1874-09-15 ⓘ |
| signingLocation |
Fort Qu’Appelle
ⓘ
North-West Territories (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Territories
|
| treatyNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1874 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty 4 Description of subject: Treaty 4 is a historic agreement signed in 1874 between the Canadian Crown and several First Nations in what is now southern Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba and Alberta, forming part of Canada’s series of Numbered Treaties that enabled prairie settlement in exchange for reserved lands and promised benefits.
Referenced by (9)
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