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Indians inhabited the land which would soon be the north-west part of Ontario, southern Manitoba, and southern Saskatchewan. Many of them suffered smallpox, and the biggest supplier of food, clothing, and more was slowly disappearing: the buffalo. So they proposed to create 11 treaties, with treaties 4, 5, 6 ,8, and 10 being the ones that affected Saskatchewan.
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Treaty 6 is signed over a span of 5 days. The treaty covers:
-One square mile of land per family of five
-A kind of allowance every year with rates at $25 per Chief, $15 per headman and $5 for all other band members, and a one time present of $12 for each member of the band who agreed to the Treaty
- A clause that states if the First Nations dive into starvation again, the Europeans will be obliged to help
Fort Carlton is located approximately 65 kilometers north of Saskatoon.
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Fort Pitt is located near a large bend in the South Saskatchewan river near the Saskatchewan-Alberta border.
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Some more First Nations and Europeans sign the treaty.
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Blackfoot Crossing is located in what is now the Siksika 146 Indian Reserve today.
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The treaty is signed in Battleford, Saskatchewan.
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The Michel Band, another group of First Nations, signs the treaty near Edmonton, Alberta.
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Fort Walsh is located inside the town of Maple Creek
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Even more signatures are added to the treaty.
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Montreal Lake is located to the northeast of the Prince Albert national park.
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The band of First Nations called Colomb adds their signatures to the treaty.
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Rocky Mountain house is located just west of Red Deer, Alberta. It was an adhesion signing, meaning that they have to stick to it or face major consequences.
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More signatures are added to the treaty.
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Witchekan is quite southwest of Prince Albert Provincial Park, about the distance from Prince Albert to Christopher Lake.
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Cochin is south of the Battlefords Provincial Park.
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Even MORE signatures are added to the treaty.