Treaty 8 continues to have a profound influence on the lives of Native families even to this day. Previous dealings with Athabasca's First Nations were often underlined by the government's lack of sensitivity to the nature of this relationship.

These studies stand as testimonials to the importance of archival records in documenting past actions at the hands of federal representatives. Without this archival record, there would be no understanding of past problems and no common ground from which to develop a future relationship.


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