Map Sources

The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.

Thematic Map Layers

Historical Indian Treaties

Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 1981. Indian Treaties and Surrenders. [1971] 3 vols. Reprint. Toronto: Coles Publishing Company.

Natural Resources Canada. 1991. Canada-Indian Treaties [map]. Fifth Edition, National Atlas of Canada.

Base Map Layers

Atlas of Canada Framework Layers

Base map components are features that provide a geographic context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps. These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries, populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of Canada base map components are available for immediate free download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats. The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web page on GeoGratis.

References

Brown, G. and Maguire, R. 1979. Indian Treaties in Historical Perspective. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Canada. 1996. Report on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Vol 1: Looking Forward, Looking Back. Ministry of Supply Services.

Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. Surveys and Mapping Branch. 1985. Canada - Drainage Basins. The National Atlas of Canada, 5th Edition Map. 1:7 500 000 scale. Ottawa.

Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 1981. Indian Treaties and Surrenders. [1971] 3 vols. Reprint. Toronto: Coles Publishing Company.

Coates, K. and Morrison, W.R. 1986. Treaty Research Report: Treaty 5 (1875-1908). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Coates, K. and Morrison, W.R. 1986. Treaty Research Report: Treaty Ten (1906). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Coates, K. and Morrison, W.R. 1986. Treaty Research Report: Treaty Eleven (1921). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Daugherty, W.E. 1983. Maritime Indian Treaties in Historical Perspectives. 2nd ed. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Daugherty, W.E. 1983. Treaty Research Report: Treaty One and Treaty Two (1871). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Daugherty, W.E. 1986. Treaty Research Report: Treaty Three (1873). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Fisher, R. 1977. Contact and Conflict: Indian - European Relations in British Columbia, 1774-1890. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.

Francis, D. 1984. A History of the Native Peoples of Québec, 1760 -1867. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Fumoleau, R. 1975. As Long As This Land Shall Last: A History of Treaty 8 and Treaty 11, 1870 - 1939. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.

Gould, G.P. and Semple, A.J. 1980. Our Land: The Maritimes. Fredericton: Saint Annes Point Press.

Jaenen, C.J. 1984. The French Relationship with the Native Peoples of New France and Acadia. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Madill, D.F.K. 1981. British Columbia Indian Treaties in Historical Perspectives. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Madill, D.F.K. 1986. Treaty Research Report: Treaty Eight (1899). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Moris, J.L. 1964. Indians of Ontario. [1943] Reprint. Toronto: Department of Lands and Forests.

Morris, A. 1971. Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories. [1880] Reprint. Toronto: Coles Publishing Company.

Morrison, J. 1986. Treaty Research Report: Treaty Nine (1905). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Price, R. (ed.). 1980. The Spirit of Alberta Indian Treaties. Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy, and Indian Association of Alberta.

Surtees, R.J. Indian Land Surrenders in Ontario, 1763-1867. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Surtees, R.J. 1988. Treaty Research Report: The Manitoulin Island Treaty (1862). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Surtees, R.J. 1988. Treaty Research Report: The Robinson Treaties (1850). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Surtees, R.J. 1988. Treaty Research Report: The Williams Treaties (1923). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Surtees, R.J. 1986. Manitoulin Island Treaties. Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. Ottawa.

Taylor, J.L. 1985. Treaty Research Report: Treaty Four (1905). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Taylor, J.L. 1985. Treaty Research Report: Treaty Six (1876). Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Treaties and Historical Research Centre. Ottawa.

Union of Nova Scotia Indians. 1987. The Mi'kmaq Treaty Handbook. Sydney, Nova Scotia.

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