Treaty 6 was signed in Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan. Alexander Morris was sent to Fort Carlton and arrived on August 15th, 1876, to create an agreement with the Cree population that would stand “as long as the sun shines and yonder river flows”. Morris explained to the chiefs that the Canadian Government would create reserves for their people and help them with farming without getting in their way. It also increased the amount of land that belonged to the Indigenous, across central areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Chief Pitikwahanapiwiyin was immediately opposed as he did not understand why they were attaining land that they already possessed. As the other Chiefs cheered, Morris told them that their area would get crowded by newly immigrated settlers unless they go back to their reserves. Other Chiefs attempted to talk to Pitikwahanapiwiyin and ask if he had better solutions to counter the Canadian Government’s offer. On August 23rd, 1876, the Chiefs and commissioners negotiated the terms of the treaty which added three new terms including the storage of a medicine chest at the Indigenous agent’s house, more agricultural implements than those offered in Treaties 1-5, and a “famine and pestilence” clause that helped from said issues.
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