Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty Making in Canada HC has visions from the past has visions from the past and established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission whose goal was to mend the deep rifts between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society that engineered the system The book is highly readable and makes use of a variety of sources offers readers an overview of the history and nature of treaty making by First Nations with Great Britain and the Canadian government from the early period of trade and commerce to more recent twentieth century agreements such as James Bay and the Sahtu Dene and Metis Agreement