The Signing

Treaty 4 is a treaty established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nations. This treaty is also called the Qu'appelle Treaty, because its first signings were made in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan on September 15, 1874.The treaty would last as long as the grass grows, the river flows, and the sun shines. By signing treaties, tribes traded vast amounts of their land and resources in exchange for Indian reservations and things like protection from any attacks, health care, education, religious freedom, protection of hunting and fishing rights. However many of the rights that were originally made are slowly being taken away from the First Nations people.