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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Treaty No. 1 Plaque (Lower Fort Garry, RM of St. Andrews)To promote settlement of the newly acquired western territories after 1870, Canada negotiated a series of treaties with the Indigenous peoples of that land. On 3 August 1871, at Lower Fort Garry, the first of these treaties was signed by Mis-koo-ke-new (Red Eagle or Henry Prince), Ka-ke-ka-penais (Bird Forever or William Pennefather), Na-sha-ke-penais (Flying Down Bird), Na-na-wa-nanan (Centre of Bird's Tail), Ke-we-tay-ash (Flying Round), Wa-ko-wush (Whip-poor-will), and Oo-za-we-kwun (Yellow Quill), representing the Ojibway and Swampy Cree people of Manitoba. On behalf of the Crown, the treaty was signed by Wemyss Simpson, Acheson Gosford Irvine, and Adams George Archibald. A plaque commemorating the signing of Treaty No. 1, originally unveiled in 1928 by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, is displayed in front of the Visitors Centre at Lower Fort Garry.
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Sources:This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 6 August 2022
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