The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories / Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto

A detailed compilation recounts the treaties concluded between the Canadian government and Indigenous nations across the Fertile Belt, presenting treaty texts, transcripts of negotiations and speeches, and contextual history that traces earlier agreements and diplomatic background. It explains the negotiation processes, the motives and concerns expressed by Indigenous leaders, and the government's administrative arrangements for treaty implementation. Chapters survey successive treaties and related negotiations, address issues such as the decline of buffalo and the push toward agricultural settlement, and consider the situation of Métis communities; an appendix reproduces full treaty documents and supplementary adhesions for reference.