The Jay treaty 1794, treaty of amity commerce and navigation

Creator: 

United States and the British government

Start Date: 
1974
Description Level: 
Date Range: 
[Reproduced 1991 (originally created 1794)]
Physical Description: 

1 cm of textual record

Notes: 

The Jay Treaty was signed the British government and the United States. It affected Aboriginals in Canada, particularly the Six Nations.

To prevent war over Aboriginal land rights and to create a 'buffer' state between settlers and Aboriginals, Britain negotiated a peace agreement. The Jay Treaty outlines the British agreement to remove all Crown officials from their posts south of the Great Lakes by June 1796. In return, Aboriginals could freely cross the Canada-U.S. border.

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-034-001
Repository: 
Residential School Centre
Container Number: 
001