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The treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories: Including the negotiations on which they were based, and other information relating thereto

Morris, Alexander: 1826-1889. Member of Legislative Assembly of Canada, 1861-1872; appointed chief justice of Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench, 1872; few months later appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and NWT and during term of office negotiated the more important of the First Nations treaties in NWT, 1872-1877; returned to Ontario (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography ). // Cover title: "The treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba, the North-West Territories and Kee-Wa-Tin." On pages 299-375: "Texts of the treaties and supplementary adhesion thereto." Also published, Toronto: Willing & Williamson, [1880] (375p.); Toronto: Coles Pub. Co., 1971 & 1979 (375p.); Saskatoon: Fifth House Publishers, 1991 (375p.); Toronto: Prospero Books, 2000 (375p.). Parts of Morris' text reprinted in The treaties between Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, and the Indians of British North America , Regina?: T.C. Douglas, 1946 and [Regina]: Provincial Committee on Minority Groups in co-operation with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, 1961 (45, 44 leaves). A valuable source book by one who played a leading role in negotiating with the Natives.

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