The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 Traditional Knowledge are a double-edged sword that

are a double-edged sword that provide greater legal clarity but expand the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada

an author and instructor in Native Studies

Richard Preston has added four new chapters

Part One contains the original material dealing with Plains Cree history and ethnology

The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 Traditional Knowledge are a double-edged sword thatThe True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 is based on the testimony of over 80 Elders from the five First Nations involved in Treaty 7: the Bloods, Peigans, Siksika, Stoney, and Tsuu T'ina. Their recollections highlight the grave misconceptions and misrepresentations between the two sides, due in part to inadequate interpretation and or deliberate attempts to mislead. The Elders consistently report that the treaty as they understood it was a