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Why Do We Have Treaties?

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Why Do We Have Treaties? Treaties are significant pacts and contracts. They are “an enduring relationship of mutual obligation” that facilitated a peaceful coexistence between First Nations and non-First Nation people. What was the purpose of treaties? Treaty-making was historically used among First Nations peoples for such purposes as inter-tribal trade alliances, peace, friendship, safe

What Was The Purpose Of Treaties?

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What Was The Purpose Of Treaties? Treaties are agreements among and between nations. Treaties have been used to end wars, settle land disputes, and even estabilish new countries. What did the treaties promise? In exchange for their traditional territory, government negotiators made various promises to First Nations — both orally and in the written texts