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I N T R O D U C T I O N 21
F O R M E R TR E A T I E S.
Before passing on to my theme, a glance at the treaties
made i n Manitoba and the organized Territories may be of
interest to the unfamiliar reader.
The first treaty, in what is now a part of Manitoba, was
made i n pursuance of a purchase of the old District of Assini-boia
from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1811 by Lord
Selkirk, who i n that year sent out the first batch of colonists
from the north of Scotland to Red River. The Indian title
to the land, however, was not conveyed by the Crees and
Saulteaux until 1817, when Peguis and others of their chiefs
ceded a portion of their territory for a yearly payment of a
quantity of tobacco. The ceded tract extended from the
month of the Red River southward to Grand Forks, and,
westward, along the Assiniboine R i v e r to Rat Creek, the
depth of the reserve being the distance at which a white horse
could be seen on the plains, though this matter is not very
clear. The B r i t i s h boundary at that time ran south of Red
Lake, and would still so run but for the indifference of
bygone Commissioners. This purchase became the theatre
of L o r d Selkirk's far- seeing scheme of B r i t i s h settlement in
the North- West, with whose varying fortunes and romantic
history the average reader is familiar.
The first Canadian treaties were those effected by M r .
Weemys Simpson i n 1871, first at Stone Fort, Man., covering
the old purchase from Peguis and others, and a large extent
of territory i n addition, the stipulated terms of payment
being afterwards greatly enlarged. These treaties are known
as Noe. 1 and 2, and were followed by the North- West
Angle Treaty, effected by Lieutenant- Governor Morris, in
1873, w i t h the Ojibway Saulteaux. In 1874 the Qu'Appelle
Treaty, after prolonged discussion and inter- tribal jealousy
and disturbance, was concluded by Lieutenant- Governor
Morris, the Hon. D a v i d L a i r d , then Minister of the Interior,
and M r . W. J . Christie, of the Hudson's Bay Company.
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| OCR | I N T R O D U C T I O N 21 F O R M E R TR E A T I E S. Before passing on to my theme, a glance at the treaties made i n Manitoba and the organized Territories may be of interest to the unfamiliar reader. The first treaty, in what is now a part of Manitoba, was made i n pursuance of a purchase of the old District of Assini-boia from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1811 by Lord Selkirk, who i n that year sent out the first batch of colonists from the north of Scotland to Red River. The Indian title to the land, however, was not conveyed by the Crees and Saulteaux until 1817, when Peguis and others of their chiefs ceded a portion of their territory for a yearly payment of a quantity of tobacco. The ceded tract extended from the month of the Red River southward to Grand Forks, and, westward, along the Assiniboine R i v e r to Rat Creek, the depth of the reserve being the distance at which a white horse could be seen on the plains, though this matter is not very clear. The B r i t i s h boundary at that time ran south of Red Lake, and would still so run but for the indifference of bygone Commissioners. This purchase became the theatre of L o r d Selkirk's far- seeing scheme of B r i t i s h settlement in the North- West, with whose varying fortunes and romantic history the average reader is familiar. The first Canadian treaties were those effected by M r . Weemys Simpson i n 1871, first at Stone Fort, Man., covering the old purchase from Peguis and others, and a large extent of territory i n addition, the stipulated terms of payment being afterwards greatly enlarged. These treaties are known as Noe. 1 and 2, and were followed by the North- West Angle Treaty, effected by Lieutenant- Governor Morris, in 1873, w i t h the Ojibway Saulteaux. In 1874 the Qu'Appelle Treaty, after prolonged discussion and inter- tribal jealousy and disturbance, was concluded by Lieutenant- Governor Morris, the Hon. D a v i d L a i r d , then Minister of the Interior, and M r . W. J . Christie, of the Hudson's Bay Company. |
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