Many First Nations are preparing to mark significant anniversaries of their treaty relationships with the Crown in coming years, but a government briefing document says Ottawa has no plan to commemorate the treaties.
“Between 2021 and 2027, nine of the 11 numbered treaties will be marking significant anniversaries,” it read.The note was prepared by officials for a top bureaucrat in the department of Crown-Indigenous Relations, which is responsible for settling land claims.
By way of the treaties, the Canadian government gained access to vast swaths of land for settlement from the Northwest Territories and northern British Columbia through the Prairies and most of Ontario. “Furthermore, they have the potential for high impact in advancing reconciliation with relatively low cost.”
“Treaty First Nations have continually called on the federal government to better recognize and commemorate treaties,” it read. “Existing funding levels are not adequate to handle the potential number of treaty commemoration proposals as there are over 150 treaty First Nations and Indigenous organizations who could potentially be seeking to access these programs.”
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