List of Abbreviations
List of Maps
Foreword
Preface

Chapter 1: The Old Northwest Territories 1870–1895
Government, 1870–1880
New Transport Routes, 1868–1984 and a New Economy, 1888 ndash;1895
No Treaty—No Help, 1870–1889
The North is Floating on Oil, 1888–1891

Chapter II: Treaty 8, 1897–1700
Introduction
The Glitter of Gold Behind the Treaty, 1897–1899
North West Mounted Police Patrols, 1897–1899
Ottawa Prepares for the Treaty, 1897–1899
Treaty 8—Summers of 1899 and 1900
Treaty 8 Negotiations
Summary

Chapter III: The Years Between the Treaties, 1900–1920
Introduction
Following Treaty 8
Preparing Treaty 11
Summary

Chapter IV: Treaty 11
Introduction
Oil is King
The Territorial Administration Emerges
Ottawa Prepares the Treaty, 1920–1921
"Conspiracy of Silence"
Treaty 11
Summary
Conclusion

Chapter V: The Years after Treaty 11, 1922–1927
Introduction
Treaty 11, 1922
Trapping and Hunting, 1922–1929

Chapter VI: A Decade of Desperation, 1928–1939
Introduction
The Flu Epidemic of 1928
Problems for Both Governments
Metis and Eskimos
Pressure on Ottawa
Hunting and Trapping: The Critical Years, 1928–1939
Boycott at Fort Resolution, 1937
To Little, Too Late
Summary

Conclusion

Appendices
Dates relevant to Indian history and the treaties
Affidavits Signed by Witnesses to Treaties 8 and 11
Memorandum of Lawrence Vankoughnet, January 19, 1887
Testimony of Louis Norwegian, July 11, 1973
Article in The Edmonton Journal, Spetember 26, 1921
Bourget’s Report, 1923
Eyewitness accounts of the 1928 flu epidemic
Extracts from Charles Parker’s 1928 report
Extracts from Charles Parker’s 1930 report
Memorandum of Bishop Breynat, November 1930
Canada’s blacket blot, May 28, 1938
Excerpts from Bourget’s 1930 report

Bibliography
Epilogue
Index