Summary
The Mosquito nation agreed to the terms of Treaty 6 at Battleford. Treaty 6 provided signatories with reserves, annuities, farming implements, education, hunting, fishing and trapping rights, and aid (most notably in times of famine or epidemic).
Implications
Mosquito and Grizzly Bear’s Head bands merged in 1951. The sole remaining member of the Lean Man band joined Grizzly Bear’s Head in 1931. This is the only band in Canada to hold both Treaty 4 and 6 status.
Sources
St. Germain, Jill. Broken Treaties: United States and Canadian Relations with the Lakotas and the Plains Cree, 1868-1885. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2009. 177-250.
Sub Event
Battleford
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Date
1878-08-29
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