History of First Nations
The Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum faciliates and encourages the knowledge and understanding of the cultural significance of the Nations of Treaty 6, 7, 8, and the Metis.Treaty 6
Treaty 6 was signed in 1876 by the Nations of the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, and the Assiniboines, and Her Majesty the Queen of England, first at Fort Carlton, then at Fort Pitt and at Battle River.
Treaty 7
Artifacts courtesy of the Glenbow Museum Collection,
Calgary, Alberta
Treaty 8
Treaty 8 was signed in 1899, bewteen six leaders of the First Nations of Lesser Slave Lake and Her Majesty the Queen of England, on a point of land just south of present-day Grouard, Alberta. It was considered to be the most comprehensive treaty, encompassing a landmass of approximately 840,000 kilometers, home to 39 First Nations communities.
History of the Nations of Treaty 6, 7 & 8, and the Metis Coming Soon!