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Treaty 11

Treaty 11, the last of the Numbered Treaties, was an agreement established between 1921 and 1922 between King George V and various First Nation band governments in what is today the Northwest Territories.

Henry Anthony Conroy was appointed treaty commissioner and conducted the negotiations and signings in 1921. However, he was unable to gain signatures from some bands in the Liard district during that summer. Further complicating matters was Conroy's death in April 1922. Thomas William Harris, the Indian Agent at Fort Simpson, Conroy's replacement, conducted the remaining treaty signings at Liard in July 1922. The signatories included Bishop Gabriel-Joseph-Elie Breynat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Mackenzie.[1]

The boundary between Treaty 8 and Treaty 11 is ambiguous. The Yellowknives Dene First Nation is a signatory to Treaty 8, but according to the text of the treaties the Yellowknife Nation's territory, known as Chief Drygeese Territory, is within Treaty 11.

Timeline

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List of Treaty 11 First Nations

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Although parts of Treaty 11 lands are in the Yukon, none of the First Nations centered in the Yukon, including Liard First Nation, are linked to any signatories of Treaty 11.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Treaty No. 11 (27 June 1921) and Adhesion (17 July 1922) with Reports, etc.
  2. ^ Yukon Indian People (January 1973). Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow: A Statement of Grievances and an Approach to Settlement (PDF). Whitehorse: Council for Yukon Indians. pp. Appendix V, 88–89.
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  • Treaty 11 NWT Historical Timeline, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
  • Treaty 11 photograph of the treaty. Further down the page are pictures of Chief Jimmy Bruneau, one of the original signatories, in his Treaty Suit.
  • Treaty 11 area map
  

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