- Treaties provide cash, land and natural resources for First Nations.
- Treaties provide First Nations with authority to manage their affairs.
- Treaties reduce conflicts over lands and resources between First Nations and others. If future disputes arise, treaties provide a process for timely and practical resolution.
- Treaties help Aboriginal communities create jobs, develop economically, and enjoy an improved quality of life.
- First Nations have the tools to build strong and workable government-to-government relationships.
- First Nations can make laws on treaty settlement lands to conserve and protect their culture and language.
- Treaties contain agreements on land and resources that accommodate the spiritual, philosophical and cultural world views of First Nations. Aboriginal stewardship of land and resources are a sacred trust for the benefit of future generations.
- When treaties are signed, First Nations continue to be governed by the Canadian Constitution, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Criminal Code.
