Treaty 5

This is also known as the Winnipeg Treaty.

• Treaty 4

• Treaty 5

• Treaty 1

• Treaty 2

Treaty 5 was signed these years by the federal government, Ojibwa peoples and the Swampy Cree of Lake Winnipeg.

• In 1877

• In 1901

• In 1905

• in 1875-76

Treaty 5 covers these provinces.

• Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.

• Manitoba and Quebec

• Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba

• Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia

In the mid-1870s, the Indigenous peoples of this lake's area were interested in making a treaty with the Government of Canada.

• Lake Manitoba

• The Great Lakes

• Lake Winnipeg

• Sandy Lake

The people of this area (located about 30 km north of Lake Winnipeg) were also suffering from starvation, as the lands there were not suitable for farming.

• Norway House

• Winnipeg

• Toronto

• Ontario

In 1875, the government appointed them to negotiate a treaty with bands around Lake Winnipeg.

• Reverent McKenzie

• Justin Trudeau

• Morris and James McKay

• Henry Ford

On 24 September, Alexander Morris and James McKay met with two groups of this ethnic group: Christian converts and non-Christians, called the Wood band.

• The Inuit

• The Sioux

• The Oji-Cree

• The Cree

Morris and McKay then went after September 24 to the Grand Rapids on the banks of this river.

• Saskatchewan River

• St. Lawrence River

• McKenzie River

• Nelson River

Before they signed an adhesion to the treaty, the band demanded this amount of money to cover the cost of moving and rebuilding. The commissioners accepted this request, promising to distribute these funds next year.

• $700

• $400

• $500

• $600

During their travels south along Lake Winnipeg the following day, Morris and McKay encountered him, a spokesperson of the Jack Head Point people, along with the Indigenous peoples of Big Island, Black Island, Wapang and other islands in the area.

• Blackfoot

• Thickfoot

• Hiawatha

• Kateri Tekakwitha