this is a paper on current issues of a tribe I got to choose out of the subarctic native american group. i chose the yellowknives and this paper was done about 2 yrs ago In the early 1800 and 1900's the Yellowknives were the largest and most powerful tribe in the geographic area. In 1900, at the signing of Treaty 8 with the Crown, the Yellowknives were the largest tribe to sign the treaty. Chief Snuff of the Yellowknives …showed first 75 words of 2461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2461 total…The Dept of Indian Affairs, Federal Government, has the responsibility to ensure that the historical Treaties are protected, recognized, used legitimately, and implemented as to what they truly are and meant to be "as long as the river flows...." (DIAND) WORKS CITED Beck, Barbara tribal member of the Yellowknives, http://www.oftheledge.ca/barbarabeck/ Garbarino, Merwyn S, Sasso, Robert F pg.133. Native American Heritage 3rd ed. Illinois, Waveland Press,1994 http://www.treaty8.org/treaty8.htm