Through the Mackenzie Basin : An Account of the Signing of Treaty No. 8 and the Scrip Commission, 1899 (Western Canada Reprint Series)

Mair, Charles/ Leonard, David W. (EDT)/ Calliou, Brian (EDT)

University of Alberta Press（1999/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 246 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780888643261
• DDC分類 971

Full Description

When Through the Mackenzie Basin was published in 1908, it became an immediate success as an adventure book on the unsettled regions of Northwest Canada. Many of the issues the book addresses are still topical and contentious, a century after the signing of Treaty 8. In this new edition, David Leonard's introduction puts Mair's work into its historical context, while Brian Calliou's introduction adds a First Nations perspective. Charles Mair's first-hand account of the siging of Treaty No. 8 at Lesser Slave Lake in 1899 and the distribution of scrip in the District of Athabaska "has come to constitute the most detailed published source for the interpretation of these events," albeit from Mair's imperial perspective, notes Leonard, as "a government supporter, ardent Canadian nationalist and firm believer in the British institutions." This edition also includes the complete text of Treaty No. 8 including signatories, the "Order In Council Ratifying Treaty No. 8," and "The Report of Commissioners for Treaty No. 8."

Contents

Introduction; From Edmonton to Lesser Slave Lake; Lesser Slave River & Lesser Slave Lake; Treaty at Lesser Slave Lake; The Half-Breed Scrip Commission; Resources of Lesser Slave Lake Region; On the Trail to Peace River; Down the Peace River; From Fort Chipewyan to Fort M'murray; The Athabasca River Region; The Trip to Wahpooskow; Conclusion.