Why did The Federal Government want Aboriginal Peoples to sign treaties? The Canadian Federal Government wanted the Aboriginals to sign the treaties to avoid wars with them. They had also wanted to get them signed by the aboriginals to get ownership over the lands. That is why the Federal government wanted the Aboriginal Peoples to sign the treaty to take their lands and have power and control over the lands giving the First Nations People only some lands (reserves) to have bands live on and to have the start oif assimulation. The government wanted supreme power and control over the lands to have more European settlers come in, to mine on the land, and to build the railway on the lands. Although the government planned on stealing the
