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Peace and Friendship Treaties: the Historic Agreements That Continue to Shape the Maritimes

Voyages dans l’histoire canadienne Season 5/Episode 2 English Transcript

Three hundred years ago, the Wabanaki Confederacy and the British Crown signed the Peace and Friendship Treaties after decades of conflict in the Maritimes. The agreements affirmed Wabanaki rights to hunt, fish and use their lands, while establishing a framework for peaceful relations. Three centuries later, the treaties remain in effect and continue to shape debates over Indigenous rights, including the 1999 Marshall Decision, the Burnt Church Crisis and ongoing fisheries disputes in Nova Scotia.

In this episode, host Ariane-Li........

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