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The Sesquicentennial of Treaty 1

In Political WritingsTags Canadian History, Ethnic Cleansing, Settler-Colonialism, Treaty 1August 3, 20211082 ViewsLeave a comment

Paul Burrows

This article was published in Active History on Aug. 9, 2021 On August 3, 1871 the negotiations that became known as the “Stone Fort” treaty, or Treaty 1, were wrapped up at Lower Fort Garry, north of present-day Winnipeg. The treaty negotiations were a massive affair, even by today’s standards. More than a thousand Cree and Anishinaabe from southern Manitoba had begun to gather at the Hudson’s Bay Company post in July, and the subsequent negotiations took nine days to …

Remembrance Day & One First Nation Veteran’s Tale in Treaty 1 Territory

In Political WritingsTags Henry Pahkoo, Manitoba History, Peguis, Settler-Colonialism, Treaty 1, Veterans, World War INovember 11, 2019121 ViewsLeave a comment

Paul Burrows

Originally posted in the Media Co-op (November 11, 2019). It’s Remembrance Day in Canada, and so rather than talk about how ignorant and racist Don Cherry is, or how the day is typically used by disingenuous …

Selkirk Settler Commemoration Problematic: Colonial History, Betrayal of Indigenous Peoples Glossed Over

In Political WritingsTags Manitoba History, Peguis, Settler-Colonialism, Treaty 1October 3, 2012150 ViewsLeave a comment

Paul Burrows

Originally published in The Uniter (October 3, 2012) This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Red River Settlement, an agricultural colony founded by a Scottish “noble” named Thomas Douglas, the Fifth Earl of Selkirk. Familiar Winnipeg …