Rethinking Treaty Six in the Spirit of Mistahi Maskwa ( Big Bear)

--Description taken from "Rethinking Treaty Six in the Spirit of Mistahi Maskwa ( Big Bear)"-- The numbered Treaties in western Canada were negotiated between the British Crown and the Nehiyawak (Cree), Anishinabek (Saulteaux) and Nakota in the 1870s. These Treaties were made in order to help people live together in peace and to share the resources of the land. Treaty Six was the largest Treaty and covered most of central Saskatchewan and Alberta. While many Cree leaders within this area accepted the terms offered by the Crown, others such as Mistahi Maskwa resisted and sought better terms. By examining Treaty Six through the struggle of Mistahi Maskwa, new perspectives about the moral foundations of Canada arise in terms of both the past and the present.