Treaty 9 area

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The Treaty 9 area is a large region of northern Ontario and parts of adjacent provinces in Canada covered by an early 20th-century treaty between the Canadian government and several First Nations, defining reserve lands and rights over traditional territories.

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Treaty 9 area canonical 3
Treaty 9 territory 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
treaty area
adjacentTo Manitoba
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
administeredBy Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
appliesTo Cree First Nations
First Nations in northern Ontario
Oji-Cree First Nations
linked to: Cree First Nations

Ojibwe First Nations
linked to: Chippewa Nation
associatedWith Hudson Bay drainage basin
James Bay region
resource extraction in northern Ontario
country Canada
covers reserve lands
traditional territories of First Nations
defines land cession terms
reserve boundaries
rights to hunt, fish and trap
governs Crown access to lands and resources
use of natural resources by signatory First Nations
governsRightsOf status Indians under the Indian Act within the area
hasDemographics predominantly Indigenous population in many communities
hasIssue claims of unfulfilled treaty obligations
disputes over interpretation of treaty promises
hasJurisdiction Government of Canada
Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario
historicalContext Canadian expansion into northern resource regions
languageOfTreaty Cree (oral explanations)
English
Ojibwe (oral explanations)
legalBasis Numbered Treaty 9
linked to: Treaty 9
locatedIn Ontario
central Canada
northern Ontario
linked to: Northern Ontario
partOf Numbered Treaties system in Canada
linked to: Numbered Treaties

Treaty 9
recognizedBy Canadian federal law
Ontario provincial law
relatedTo Crown–Indigenous relations in Canada
Indigenous land rights in Canada
timePeriod early 20th century
treatySignatory First Nations leaders
Government of Canada
Province of Ontario
linked to: Ontario

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kashechewan First Nation partOf Treaty 9 area
Nishnawbe Aski Nation appliesToJurisdiction Treaty 9 territory
linked to: Treaty 9 area
Kingfisher Lake First Nation region Treaty 9 area