Grades: 9-12
Courses
Courses
- History of Western Canada
- British North American Colonial History
- Aboriginal History
- Aboriginal Treaties
- European-Aboriginal relations in the second half of the 19th Century
- Primary and secondary source analysis
Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?
Extension Activities
Assign students to write a brief position paper on the biggest differences between the negotiations surrounding the two sets of treaties.
Invite students to discuss some of the present-day implications and problems associated with uncertainty over the fairness of the negotiations of the Douglas or Numbered Treaties.
