CANADIAN TREATIES

CANADIAN TREATIES
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(December 06, 2012)
Robinson Treaty Metis
Introduction
Treaties are relationship and agreement mechanisms that aim at building a good and healthy environment among those who sign it. The action of signing treaties is entered under the international law and is used to show a point of agreement between parties. The signing of treaties in Canada has been used to define the relationship between the first nations and Canada. Apart from the relationship Canada`s treaties explain the historical, cultural and political understanding on how different people viewed different emerging communities. The Robinson treaty was signed in 1850 and it involved the community of the Métis heritage people, the treaty was on the settlement of this community and the signed treaty saw them settle at Thunder Bay area. The treaty of the settlement of the metis came as a result of them being the descendants of the first employees of the North West Company and the Hudson`s bay company at fort William. The Métis are said to be the first settlers of the region of Thunder Bay .in the treaty the signing is upon Robinson who represent her majesty and the second party is a group representing the Indian tribes (Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, et al. 1998).
There is dialogue that takes place since 1849 before the treaty is signed and after the agreement of the terms and conditions the treaty is signed in 1850. The treaty that is on the land and inhabitance issue focuses on the Indian community who were long time workers of British companies and had not acquired settlement land so the treaty is a settlement deal with the company owners. The deal also looks at the rights that the tribes will have over their land and the amount of annuities that the British companies will be paying to the chief and the tribes. After the signing of the deal there is also the honoring part where the set agreements are looked into a...