Native history forms an important and distinct part of Canadian society. The history of relations between First Nations peoples of Canada and the European settlers that arrived on this country's shores extends over five centuries. Between 1725 and 1923 treaties were signed between the crown and several of the Indian tribes and nations living in what was to become Canada. Today these treaties are known as historic Indian treaties. From the beginning, treaties have been an important …showed first 75 words of 2539 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2539 total…schools were another way in which the Canadian goivernment would try to assimilate Native childern . All Native childern were forced to go to these schools and many of them were beaten and were mal-nourished . Treaties that were made were done with the intentions of commiting ethnocide . They created a squence of events that would create a legacey of pain and a liftime of turmoil between Native peoples and thier corrupt landlords - the Canadian government .