Sources and drafting basis
Working draft · 14 October 2026
Customary-law drafting basis
The site’s customary-law working draft: Fundamental Law of Protection, Articles 1–3; Sun Law, communication and transmission; Grass Law, stewardship; Governance Framework, Section VII, protection of archives, research and data sovereignty; and Customary Law Governing the Treaty Alignment / Letters Patent Office, sections 2, 4, 6, 9 and 13, concerning language, consent, integrity, return and correction.
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Treaty No. 6 — written Crown record
Articles concluded near Carlton, 23 and 28 August 1876, and near Fort Pitt, 9 September 1876. For the identity of the parties and council process, see the opening paragraphs; for the written peace-and-good-order commitments, see the concluding paragraphs before the witness clause.
Treaty No. 6 transcription and adhesions · Library and Archives Canada, original Treaty, IT 296.
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Copyright exceptions
Canada, Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42, sections 29–29.2: fair dealing for specified purposes and, for criticism, review and news reporting, the associated attribution conditions.