PPT-Treaties in Canada

North America prior to newcomers was populated by many nations of people with different languages cultures religions ways of life and traditional territories When First Nations met with each other they negotiated alliances that were mutually beneficial These alliances established peaceful relationships among them which included trade passage peace and friendship and other obligations and responsibilities. . by Annette Demers . BA LLB MLIS. International Law. All resources mentioned today are available from the law library website: . http://www.uwindsor.ca/law/library. International Law. Public International Law – law between nations.. Before newcomers arrived in North America, many nations of people already lived here. . They had . different languages, cultures, religions, ways of life and traditional territories. . These first people . True.. And several First Nations people, such as Tecumseh, Chief John Brant, and John Norton, were very prominent in the battles. . After the War of 1812, the government needed First Nations to fight as military allies several more times. . The Importance of Treaties. Extradition is the act of returning a person to a jurisdiction in which he or she is charged with a crime for trial in that jurisdiction. Extradition. Pillar of international relations. Ss10 – Day 2. The Northwest in 1870. During the . 1870s, . control over the . Northwest . Territories transferred from the . HBC. to . Canada. But the region was simply too . large . for Canada to fully control it at the time. Networking Meeting. November 2011. Why teach students about treaties?. “Treaty education is an important part of forging new ties. There must be an appreciation in the minds of the general public that Treaties are living, breathing documents that continue to bind us to promises made generations ago. This is why…government is committed to . Between 1927 & 1951 is was illegal for a First Nation to even hire a lawyer to negotiate with the government on their behalf.. The . gov’t. felt treaties set the First Nations apart from mainstream Canada.. ATTEMPTS AT ASSIMILATION . Legislated Colonization. . These social control aspects of the Indian Act placed Indians in the position of a colonized people. As Harold Cardinal asserted "Instead of implementing the treaties and offering much needed protection to Indian rights the Indian Act subjugated to colonial rule the very people whose rights if was supposed to protect". . Did . the Government . Sign . Treaties?. To obtain . land and resources to build the . railway. To create . farmland for immigrants . To . extend . Canadian territory to the Pacific. . To . claim . natural resources in northern Canada. “Killed some of them myself”. California Statue 133. An Act for the Government and Protection of Indians. 3. “Any person having or hereafter obtaining a minor Indian, male or female from the parents or relation of such Indian minor, and wishing to keep it, such a person will go before a justice of the Peace in his Township….”. Cluster 3: Becoming a Sovereign Nation. Peace and Friendship Treaties. The nature of the early relationship between Europeans and First Nations can be seen in the Peace and Friendship Treaties. . To ensure peace, the British entered into treaties with the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet and Passamaquoddy First Nations.. “Killed some of them myself”. California Statue 133. An Act for the Government and Protection of Indians. 3. “Any person having or hereafter obtaining a minor Indian, male or female from the parents or relation of such Indian minor, and wishing to keep it, such a person will go before a justice of the Peace in his Township….”. 1. What Makes a Treaty?. (1) the states intend the agreement to be legally binding under international law; . (2) the agreement deals with significant matters; . (3) it clearly describes the obligations of the parties; and . . between. BRI . Countries. Prof. dr. Stef van Weeghel. Professor International Tax Law University of Amsterdam. Global Tax Policy Leader PwC. Chair Board of Trustees IBFD. Member Advisory Board BRITACOM.