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Alexander Morris, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North West Territories in the 1870s, was the main negotiator of many of the numbered treaties on the prairies and has often been portrayed as a parsimonious agent of the government, bent on taking advantage of First Nations chiefs and councillors. However, author Robert J. Talbot reveals Morris as a man deeply sympathetic to the challenges faced by Canada's Indigenous peoples as they sought to secure their future in the face of encroaching settlement and the disappearance of the buffalo. Both Morris and the First Nations negotiators viewed the treaties as the basis of a new, reciprocal arrangement, but by the end of his appointment, Morris was seriously at odds with a federal administration that preferred inaction over honouring its treaty promises.

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Author:   Robert Talbot
Publisher:   Purich Publishing
Imprint:   Purich Publishing
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781895830361

ISBN 10:   1895830362
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 June 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Man in the Making 1. Morris's Place in Canadian Historiography 2. Morris's Intellectual Development Politics and Identity Beliefs and Convictions Early Perceptions of Indigenous Peoples Part II: Business and Politics 3. Morris's Business Career Land Speculation Morris's Legal Career 4. The Politics of Annexation Developing the Platform In Office, 1861-1872 5. Retirement in the North West Part III: The Negotiator 6. An Overview of the Numbered Treaties 7. The First Nations and the Treaties History and Precedents Understanding the Oral Record Pragmatic Considerations 8. Morris the Negotiator Cross-Cultural Understanding Treaty 3 Treaty 4 Treaty 5 Treaty 6 Part IV: Indian Affairs 9. Alexander Morris and Indian Affairs Taking on the Role Problems with Provencher The Structure of Administration Morris and the Sioux Treaties 1 and 2: The Outside Promises Implementing Treaties 3 - 6 Removed from Power 10. Pride and Satisfaction The Treaties of Canada Conclusion List of Abbreviations References Bibliography Treaty 6 - Reproductions of pages 1, 5, 6, and 8 Treaty Map

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Robert J. Talbot is originally from the Treaty 4 area, having grown up in Regina. He first became interested in the numbered treaties while an undergraduate student, when a chance encounter with former Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations president Perry Bellegarde convinced him that the treaties were more significant than his high school history texts had let on. Mr. Talbot is an Ottawa-based historian with an extensive interest in Aboriginal/governmental relations. He has been a researcher for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Canadian Heritage, has presented papers on Aboriginal and Canadian history at a number of important academic conferences, and has published in Mens: Revue de l'histoire intelectuelle de l'amerique francaise on the topic of anglophone-francophone relations in Canada. He is currently working toward the completion of a PhD in History at the University of Ottawa, where he has also taught Canadian history.

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