As long as this land shall last : a history of Treaty 8 and Treaty 11, 1870-1939

Fumoleau, René (author.). Arctic Institute of North America, (issuing body.).

Summary: A historically accurate study that takes no sides, this book is the first complete document of Treaties 8 and 11 between the Canadian government and the Native people at the turn of the nineteenth century. On the basis of those treaties, contested in the Mackenzie Pipeline debate, white fur-traders, trappers, and corporations gave themselves privileges of ownership with no regard to the Native claim and to the promise made to the Natives that they could live and hunt there "as long as the sun rises, as long as the river flows, as long as this land shall last."

Record details

ISBN: 9781552380635 (paperback)
Physical Description: xxix, 558 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Publisher: Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

General Note:	Co-published with the Arctic Institute of North America.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Old Northwest Territories, 1870-1895 -- Treaty 8, 1897-1900 -- The years between the treaties, 1900-1920 -- Treaty II -- The years after the treaty, 1922-1927 -- A decade of desperation, 1928-1939 -- Conclusion -- Appendices.