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What does it mean to honour the treaties?

As Neil Young continues his Honour the Treaties concert tour to help the Athabascan Chipewyan people fight the oilsands and mining projects on their traditional territory, we are hearing a lot about honouring the treaties. What does that really mean?

People on both sides of the 'treaty coin' explain what it means to them

What does it mean to Honour the Treaties?

11 years ago
Duration 1:50
Seven Indigenous and non-Indigenous people anticipating the Winnipeg stop of Youngs tour expressed their views on what it means to protect the land and water for all Indigenous and non-Indigenous, future generations.

Neil Young is half way through hisHonour the Treaties concert tour to drum up support for theAthabascan Chipewyan people to fight theoilsands and mining projects on their traditional territory.

We are hearing a lot about honouring the treaties.

It haspeople talking about their relationships with each other, the Crown and Canada.

CBC's Crystal Greene askedseven Aboriginal and non-Aboriginalpeople who were anticipating the Winnipeg stop of Youngs tour -- what does it mean to 'honour the treaties'?