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He was 1 of 26 Canadian delegates (and only two Chiefs representing Canada). Wilfred King was also a member of the delegation that presented the Declaration to the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 in New York.
- Envisioning Peaceful Coexistence
- Change in The Niisitapiikwan Homeland
- The Path of Peace
- Negotiating Treaty 7
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Between 1870 and 1877, Plains First Nations negotiated seven treaties with the Canadian government. These First Nations understood treaties as alliances of peace, friendship and mutual support. Treaties, they believed, would ensure their survival and security in an uncertain future. The Canadian government understood treaties differently. In the go...
During the 1860s and 1870s, the Niisitapiikwan (Blackfoot Confederacy) saw wrenching change in their homeland (today’s southern Alberta and Montana). Commercial hunters entered the region and destroyed the bison herds on which the Niisitapiikwan depended. Scarlet fever and smallpox swept the region. South of the border, the United States Army kille...
Chief Crowfoot of the Siksiká — a Niisitapiikwan (Blackfoot Confederacy) nation — was committed to finding peaceful solutions to the plight of his people. Although renowned as a warrior, Crowfoot made peace with the Niisitapiikwan’s traditional enemies and welcomed the North-West Mounted Police to his territory to stop the whisky trade. With Crowfo...
In September 1877, chiefs of the Siksiká, Kainai, Piikani, Tsuu T’ina and Nakoda negotiated Treaty 7 with representatives of the Canadian government at Blackfoot Crossing. Misunderstandings complicated the negotiations. Canadian delegates were ignorant of Niisitapiikwan diplomacy and peacemaking traditions. Niisitapiikwan delegates had no understan...
Photo at top of page: Treaty 7 medal, silver Inscription: Indian Treaty No 7 1877 London, United Kingdom CMH, 2015.32.2
Jul 18, 2012 · Share. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, PC, prime minister of Canada 1896–1911, politician, lawyer, journalist (born 20 November 1841 in St-Lin, Canada East; died 17 February 1919 in Ottawa, ON). Sir Wilfrid Laurier was the dominant political figure of his era. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1887 to 1919 and Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to ...
Jul 19, 2017 · Confederation was signed without their understanding or consent, leading the way to future abuses of rights. In addition, Confederation was not a union of diverse people. At the time of Confederation in 1867 women were not allowed to be politicians. They were not even allowed to vote in federal elections.
The actual turnout figure is now estimated to be about 64.1%. See the CBC News article about this updated information. Information on Canadian federal election results from 1867-2021, with party seats, percent of vote, number of candidates, and voter turnout for each election.
Canadian Delegation at the Paris Peace Conference: 1919. At the end of the First World War, the Canadian prime minister, Robert Borden, insisted that Canada and the other dominions send delegations to the Paris Peace Conference. The British government agreed to Borden's request but had to overcome objections raised by the United States and, to ...
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Jul 13, 2017 · On 1 September 1905, Wilfrid Laurier spoke before an audience of some 10,000 people in Edmonton, the newly minted capital of Alberta, which had just joined Confederation along with Saskatchewan. It had been 11 years since he’d last visited Edmonton, and he remarked that so much had changed in that time.
