Treaty 6
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Treaty 6 is a historic agreement signed in 1876 between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations in what is now central Alberta and Saskatchewan, forming part of Canada’s broader Numbered Treaties framework.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty 6 canonical | 5 |
| Treaty 6 Territory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4761561 — 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 6 Context triple: [Numbered Treaties, hasPart, Treaty 6]
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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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Treaty 5
Treaty 5 is one of the historic Numbered Treaties between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations, primarily covering parts of present-day Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
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C.
Treaty 4
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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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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E.
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.
- 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 6 Target entity description: Treaty 6 is a historic agreement signed in 1876 between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations in what is now central Alberta and Saskatchewan, forming part of Canada’s broader Numbered Treaties framework.
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A.
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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B.
Treaty 5
Treaty 5 is one of the historic Numbered Treaties between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations, primarily covering parts of present-day Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
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C.
Treaty 4
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Numbered Treaty
ⓘ
agreement between the Canadian Crown and First Nations ⓘ historic treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty No. 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
central Alberta
ⓘ
central Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| category | Treaties between the Crown and Indigenous peoples of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
annual treaty payments
ⓘ
education provisions ⓘ famine and pestilence relief clause ⓘ farming assistance ⓘ hunting and fishing rights ⓘ medicine chest clause ⓘ reserve lands for First Nations ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Treaty 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Indigenous land rights in central Alberta
ⓘ
Indigenous land rights in central Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| hasOngoingIssue |
disputes over interpretation of treaty rights
ⓘ
implementation of health and education obligations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Confederation Canada ⓘ |
| language |
Cree (oral negotiations)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding treaty under Canadian law ⓘ |
| locationOfSigning |
Fort Carlton, North-West Territories (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Pitt, North-West Territories (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettlement |
Fort Carlton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Pitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
First Nations leaders and chiefs
ⓘ
representatives of the Canadian government ⓘ |
| partOf | Numbered Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable settlement and resource development in the Prairie region
ⓘ
to secure peaceful relations between the Crown and First Nations ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
First Nations signatories
ⓘ
Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian Indigenous–Crown relations
ⓘ
Prairie settlement in the 19th century ⓘ |
| signatory |
Assiniboine First Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Plains Cree First Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ Saulteaux First Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodland Cree First Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1876-08-23 ⓘ |
| signingYear | 1876 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty 6 Description of subject: Treaty 6 is a historic agreement signed in 1876 between the Canadian Crown and various First Nations in what is now central Alberta and Saskatchewan, forming part of Canada’s broader Numbered Treaties framework.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
College of Law (University of Saskatchewan)
this entity surface form:
Treaty 6 Territory