Legal Discussion Paper

Discussion Paper on the Treaty 9 Oral Promises

Historical Documents

The Written Treaty 9 Document:

Typed version of The James Bay Treaty (Treaty 9)

Copy of the original parchment version of The James Bay Treaty (Treaty 9)

Diaries of the Treaty 9 Commissioners:

Daniel George MacMartin – 1905 Diary

Samuel Stewart – 1905 Diary

Samuel Stewart – 1906 Diary

Duncan Campbell Scott – 1905-1906 Diary

Other writings of the Treaty 9 Commissioners:

Official Report of the Treaty 9 Commissioners: “James Bay Treaty – Treaty No. 9”

Duncan Campbell Scott, “Last of the Indian Treaties”, Published in Scribner’s Magazine, 1906

Other writings by witnesses to the Treaty 9 negotiations:

Pelham Edgar (Treaty Commission Secretary, 1906), “Twelve Hundred Miles by Canoe”, Canada, 1906.