Indigenous Land Resources
The Numbered Treaties touch on many areas of Indigenous life but the most fundamental was about the land, the Crown’s desire to own it and the First Nations’ deep connection to it.
“The very foundations of the Treaties is land, first and foremost…That’s the basis of [the Indigenous] negotiation is their philosophy, their value system, relating to land. Land meaning their very livelihood, their very source of life. That’s who sat at this Treaty table.”
Articles
“Canada, it’s time for Land Back,” The Breach
“Indigenous Land Claims in Canada,” The Canadian Encyclopedia
“The Doctrine of Discovery: A 500-year-old colonial idea that still affects Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples,” Canadian Museum for Human Rights
“What is Land Back? A Settler FAQ,” Briarpatch Magazine
“What we mean when we say Indigenous land is 'unceded',“ The National Observer
Videos
Other Resources
canadaLANDBACK, podcast with Karyn Pugliese
Land Area – Canada & Land Claims Agreements, Native-Land.ca
Land Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper
Land Claims Coalition Interactive Treaty Map
PUSHED TO THE EDGE: The Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, Amnesty International
Image detail: Screen capture from Episode 1, Season 1 TREATY ROAD.