Treaty 7 is an agreement signed in 1877 between the Canadian government and several Indigenous nations in southern Alberta, including the Blackfoot Confederacy, Stoney Nakoda, and Tsuu T'ina. The treaty aimed to establish peace and define land rights, allowing the government to acquire land for settlement while providing the Indigenous nations with certain rights and benefits. The treaty covers a vast area of land, including parts of present-day Calgary and surrounding regions. In exchange for their land, the Indigenous nations were promised reserves, financial compensation, and the right to hunt and fish on their traditional territories.