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"It was only a treaty" : Treaty 11 according to the Dene of the Mackenzie Valley / Rene M.J. Lamothe.: Z1-1991/1-41-154E-PDF

""It Was Only A Treaty" provides some basic concepts about Treaty 11 from a Dene perspective. The paper sets out cultural parameters of Dene life by providing information on key social, economic, political and spiritual aspects of Dene life with the intention of providing readers with the historical and legal context in which the Dene live. Through the presentation of the context of Dene life, the paper sets the parameters which limit Dene decision making with regards to the land and relationships with non-Dene. Some of the information may be viewed by academic interests to be outside the scope of what they consider "sound knowledge" about the Dene. The information, however, is provided from within the context of Dene experience, much of which, being of a spiritual nature, is not readily available to the "outside" academic. This information is also intended, in part, to set the stage for the non-Dene to better understand the social, political and economic conditions in play in Dene society in 1921. Understanding the context from which the Dene approached the Crown's Treaty Party is fundamental to understanding the Dene version of Treaty 11"--Executive summary, p. [2] of cover.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Privy Council Office.
  • Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
Title"It was only a treaty" : Treaty 11 according to the Dene of the Mackenzie Valley / Rene M.J. Lamothe.
Variant title
  • Treaty 11 according to the Dene of the Mackenzie Valley
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada.
  • Imperfect: paginations listed in t.o.c. and printed in report do not match in this digitized edition.
  • Cover title.
  • "Revised for the Dene Nation and the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples."
  • "April, 1996."
  • Includes bibliographical references.
  • Introduction -- Background on Dene life -- Overview of government and church interests -- Dene vs British common law concepts of land -- The treaty making context -- Dene accounts of meetings with the treaty party -- Peace treaty -- Forwarding Dene treaty rights via self government models -- Peace, order and good government -- Treaty 11, a living process -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- End notes.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, [1996]
Description154 p.
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1991/1-41-154E-PDF
Edition
  • Rev.
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