the treaty was that a medicine chest would be kept at the home of the Indian agent for use by the people. Another of the selling points was the guarantee of assistance for famine or pestilence relief. The "medicine chest clause" has been interpreted by native leaders to mean that the federal government has an obligation to provide all forms of healthcare to First Nations people on an ongoing basis. In particular, the Assembly of First Nations considers the funding of the Non-Insured Health Benefits program as one aspect of this responsibility. List of Treaty 6 First Nations Alberta Alexander First Nation Alexis First Nation Beaver Lake Cree Nation Cold Lake First Nation Enoch Cree Nation Ermineskin Cree Nation Frog Lake First Nation Heart Lake First Nation Kehewin Cree Nation Louis Bull Tribe Michel First Nation Montana First Nation O'Chiese First Nation Papaschase Paul First Nation Saddle Lake Cree Nation Samson First Nation Sunchild First Nation Manitoba Marcel Colomb First Nation Mathias Colomb First Nation Saskatchewan Ahtahkakoop First Nation Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation Big Island Lake Cree Nation Big River First Nation Flying Dust First Nation James Smith First Nation Lac La Ronge First Nation Little Pine First Nation Lucky Man First Nation Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation Mistawasis First Nation Montreal Lake Cree Nation Moosomin First Nation Mosquito-Grizzly Bear's Head-Lean Man Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Muskoday First Nation One Arrow First Nation Onion Lake Cree Nation Pelican Lake First Nation Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Poundmaker Cree Nation Red Pheasant First Nation Saulteaux First Nation Sweetgrass First Nation Sturgeon Lake First Nation Thunderchild First Nation Waterhen Lake First Nation Witchekan Lake First Nation Timeline See also The Canadian Crown and Aboriginal peoples Numbered Treaties References Sources External links The Making of Treaty 6 - Alberta Online Encyclopedia Treaty Texts: Treaty No. 6 from the Government of Canada Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations Numbered Treaties 1876 treaties Political history of Alberta Political history of Saskatchewan Political history of Manitoba Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains Events of National Historic Significance (Canada)