A debate over how to adjudicate Treaty 4 rights was at the core of a federal court hearing in Manitoba this week. Lawyers for two First Nations argued Canada violated the treaty by refusing to raise ...

"The purchasing power of $5 in 1877 to now, it's an empty shell of a promise, that's how Canada has treated this." Treaty 7 nations were promised annual payments of $5 per person, $25 for each ...