By Greg Higgins

Treaty 6 flag to fly permanently at city hall

Jul 19, 2017 | 11:02 AM

Treaty will now become a feature of city hall after councillors voted to permanently fly a Treaty 6 flag outside the building. 

Mayor Ryan Bater said the decision is overdue.

“There was actually a previous decision to fly the flag permanently at a different location,” Bater said. “After further discussion, council felt the most appropriate place would be at city hall because that is the seat of our local government. North Battleford is a creation of the province, which itself is a creation of the government of Canada so we felt it best to fly it at city hall.”

Bater added there is a lot more awareness of the treaties in Saskatchewan and said the city tries to educate the public that all Canadians are Treaty Canadians.

“The treaty is an agreement between the Crown and First Nations who signed this,” Bater said. “We are all Treaty Canadians so this is something we should all be aware of and respect.”

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Now it will be up to administration to figure out when the flag will fly. City hall currently has three flag poles for the city flag, provincial flag and the Canadian flag. There will need to be a fifth pole installed as the fourth empty pole is for temporary flags used for specific events such as Pride.

Bater said administration will return to council’s next meeting on Aug. 21 with a plan and budget breakdown.

Treaty 6 was signed in August of 1876 between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and the Plains and Woods Cree, Assiniboine, and with other band governments of First Nations at Fort Pitt and Fort Carlton. The area agreed upon covers most of central Saskatchewan and Alberta.  

greg.higgins@jpbg.ca

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