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Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada Treaty Week conflicts over who gets toCompact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty Making in Canada by J. R. Miller, professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan, offers readers an overview of the history and nature of treaty making by First Nations with Great Britain and the Canadian government from the early period of trade and commerce to more recent twentieth century agreements such as James Bay and the Sahtu Dene and Metis Agreement. He describes the nature of early