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First Nation land surrenders on the Prairies, 1896-1911 / Peggy Martin-McGuire ; prepared for the Indian Claims Commission.: RC31-93/1998E-PDF

"The Indian Claims Commission is currently investigating several claims founded on allegations that historical surrenders of land reserved to First Nations under the prairie treaties were unlawful. The Commission’s interest in prairie treaty surrenders between 1896 and 1911 stems, first, from the sheer number and size of the surrenders that occurred during this brief and shameful period in Canadian history. Over 100 surrenders of treaty reserve land were obtained by the Crown in this region between the late 1890s and the 1930s. In the study period alone – 1896 to 1911 – 21 per cent of the lands reserved to prairie First Nations were surrendered to the Crown to make way for western expansion and an influx of immigrants. These lands had been promised under treaties signed only a few decades earlier, in the 1870s, and in many cases had been set aside just a few years before their surrender"--Exec. summary, p. xiii.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Indian Claims Commission.
TitleFirst Nation land surrenders on the Prairies, 1896-1911 / Peggy Martin-McGuire ; prepared for the Indian Claims Commission.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "September 1998".
  • Issued also in French under title: Cessions de terres des Premières Nations dans les Prairies, 1896-1911.
  • Includes bibliographic references.
  • [1 - Title page, Table of Contents, Executive Summary] -- [2] Chapter 1, Setting the stage -- [3] Chapter 2, Land and colonization companies -- [4] Chapter 3, Chronology -- [5] Chapter 4, Demands leading to surrenders -- [6] Chapter 5, Consent to surrenders -- [7] Chapter 6, Terms and implementation of surrenders -- [8] Chapter 7, Observations and conclusions -- [9] Key people, Reference list, Appendices.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa : [The Commission], 1998.
Author / Contributor
  • Martin-McGuire, Peggy.
Description1 v. in 9 pts. (xlviii, 5 p. ; p. 7-36 ; p. 37-65 ; p. 66-161 ; p. 162-242 ; p. 244-326 ; p. 327-426 ; p. 427-470 ; p. 471-568) ill., maps, photos.
Catalogue number
  • RC31-93/1998E-PDF
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