ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv lˈɛθbɹɪdʒᵻz hɪstˈoːɹiən, ɹˈeɪmənd hjˈuːəl, pɹˈaɪɚ tʊ ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ tɹˈiːɾi, əfˈɪʃəlz tˈɜːnd tʊ oʊblˈeɪt ˌoʊˌɛmˈaɪ mˈɪʃənˌɛɹiz fɔːɹ ɐsˈɪstəns æz ðeɪ hæd lˈɪvd ɐmˌʌŋ ðə fˈɜːst nˈeɪʃənz.
According to the University of Lethbridge's historian, Raymond Huel, prior to entering negotiations for Treaty, officials turned to Oblate (OMI) missionaries for assistance as they had lived among the First Nations.