Confederacy is an example of how First Nations approach treaties. Under Gdoo-naaganinaa, also referred-to in English as Our Dish, the neighbouring nations acknowledged that while they were separate nations they shared the same ecosystem or Dish. It was agreed that the nations would respectably share the land, not interfering with the other nation's sovereignty while also not monopolizing environmental resources. First Nations agreements, such as the Gdoo-naaganigaa, are considered "living treaties"’ that must be upheld continually and renewed over time. European settlers in Canada had a different perception of treaties. Treaties were not a living, equitable agreement but rather a legal contract over which the future creation of Canadian law would later rely on. As time passed, the settlers did not think it necessary to abide by all treaty agreements. A review of historic treaties reveals that the European settler understanding is the dominant view portrayed in Canadian treaties. Treaties today Canada today recognizes 25 additional treaties called Modern Treaties. These treaties represent the relationships between 97 Indigenous groups which includes over 89,000 people. The treaties have been instrumental in strengthening Indigenous stronghold in Canada by providing the following (as organized by the Government of Canada) : Indigenous ownership over 600,000 km² of land (almost the size of Manitoba) capital transfers of over $3.2 billion protection of traditional ways of life access to resource development opportunities participation in land and resources management decisions certainty with respect to land rights in round 40% of Canada's land mass associated self-government rights and political recognition See also Bilateral treaty Multilateral treaty Peace treaty Treaty of Friendship List of intergovernmental organizations List of treaties Manrent (feudal Scottish Clan treaty) Supranational union Treaty ratification Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Notes References Branch, Government of Canada; Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Communications (2008-11-03). "Treaties and agreements". www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-05. Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921–1922. (1922). Korea's Appeal to the Conference on Limitation of Armament. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Miller, James Rodger (2009-01-01). Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-making in Canada. University of Toronto Press. Nicolson, Harold. (1936). Diplomacy, 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Seah, Daniel. "Problems Concerning the International Law-Making Practice of ASEAN: A Reply to Chen Zhida" Asian Journal of International Law (2015) Shaw, Malcolm Nathan. (1977). International Law, 1st ed. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton. Simpson, Leanne (2008). "Looking after Gdoo-naaganinaa: Precolonial Nishnaabeg