and Yukon. These treaties acquired large tracts of land for settlers in exchange for promises made to the indigenous people of the area. These terms were dependent on individual negotiations and so specific terms differed with each treaty. The expansion of settler lands resulted in a large-scale displacement of Indigenous populations.

These treaties came in two waves--Numbers 1 through 7 from 1871 to 1877 and Numbers 8 through 11 from 1899 to 1921.