Annual Treaty Payments

First Nations signed treaties with the British and later the Canadian government. While each treaty is unique, they all describe certain rights and some provide for payments and specific benefits. Some treaties provide for annual payments and, every three years, clothing for the chief and councillors. Some treaties may also provide Treaty Bands with money to buy ammunition and twine for nets.

Your right to treaty payments depends on the precise terms and conditions of your First Nation's treaty. You are entitled to annual treaty payments if you are registered as an Indian and a member of a First Nation that signed a treaty providing for annual treaty payments. You may also be eligible if you have an affiliation with a Treaty First Nation. Treaty annuities are normally paid in cash at Treaty Day events.

Your First Nation band office or INAC regional office is the best place to learn more about the rights and benefits to which you may be entitled.

For more information on specific treaties, please contact INAC toll-free at 1 800 567-9604.

Treaties with Aboriginal People in Canada
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/info/is30_e.html

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