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  2. Numbered Treaties - Wikipedia

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    The Numbered Treaties (or Post-Confederation Treaties) are a series of eleven treaties signed between the First Nations, one of three groups of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and the reigning monarch of Canada (Victoria, Edward VII or George V) from 1871 to 1921. [1]

  3. Settler colonialism in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Map of Numbered Treaties of Canada. Borders are approximated. The Numbered Treaties (or Post-Confederation Treaties) are a series of eleven treaties signed between the First Nations, one of three groups of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and the reigning monarch of Canada (Victoria, Edward VII or George V) from 1871 to 1921. [12]

  4. Former colonies and territories in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Since 1867, Canada's external borders have changed several times, and had grown from four initial provinces to ten provinces and three territories by 1999. [9] Territorial evolution included the use of Numbered Treaties. North-West Territories – (1870–1906) District of Keewatin – (1876–1905) Yukon Territory – (1898–2003)

  5. Pass system (Canadian history) - Wikipedia

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    The Numbered Treaties were signed in the 1870s granting the newly established government of Canada in the Post-Confederation period large tracts of land throughout the Prairies, Canadian North and Northwestern Ontario on traditional indigenous lands.

  6. Treaty 1 - Wikipedia

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    The signing of Treaty 1 marked the beginning of a long list of treaties that were to come over the next couple of decades, signifying the Canadian government's growing interest in the West as more than just a trading hub but as a suitable place for developing agriculture and growing populations of settlers; as well as a peaceful means to annex ...

  7. List of cities in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status. To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft). [1]

  8. Lists of municipalities in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Total population [12] 3,645,257 4,400,057 1,208,268 751,171 514,536 ... List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area; List of the largest municipalities in ...

  9. Treaty 4 - Wikipedia

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    The government of Canada negotiated the first five Numbered Treaties to gain land from the First Nations for settlement, agricultural and industry. Also, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald saw the land as necessary to complete a transcontinental railway, which would run through the cities of Regina, Moose Jaw, and Swift Current in southern ...