Treaty research report, treaty no. 3

"Treaty No. 3. After three years of negotiations, the Dominion of Canada and the Saulteaux tribe of Ojibway Indians entered into treaty at the North-West Angle of the Lake of the Woods. With the Saulteaux surrendering title to an area of 14,245,000 hectares, Canada acquired land for agriculture, settlement and mineral discovery. More importantly, Canada secured communications with the North-West Territories, including the route of the future Canadian Pacific Railway."--Website intro.

"The Saulteaux were one of four tribes (groups) of the Ojibway "Nation" the others being the Potawatomi, Ottawa and Mississauga. The tribe itself was divided by the Canadian-American border with the bulk of the population residing in the United States. The Canadian Saulteaux inhabited the territory extending from Lake Superior in the east to the edge of the Prairies in the west, south to Rainy River and Lake of the Woods along the international boundary, and north to the height of land from which the rivers commence to flow into Hudson Bay."--Historical introduction.