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| Title: | Edgar Dewdney - Indian Department papers
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| Fonds title: | Edgar Dewdney fonds |
| Dates: | 1877-1888
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| Physical Description: | 70 pages
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| Description: | Consists of records related to the Indian Department, kept by Edgar Dewdney, who served as Indian Commissioner (1879-1888) and Lieutenant-Governor (1881-1888) of the North-West Territories (later Saskatchewan and Alberta). The records include articles of a treaty with the Sarcee [Tsuu T'ina], welcome to Dewdney from Blackfoot chiefs, report on the activities of Metis and the influence of Gabriel Dumont, and Crowfoot's message about the amount of land for reserves.
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| Repository: | Glenbow Archives |
| Creator: | Dewdney, Edgar
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Crowfoot
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| Topics: | First Nations
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Politics and Government
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| Language: | The material is in English.
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| Standard number: | M-320 (Series 18)
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