Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch, Correspondence Regarding Assorted Metis and Settler Petitions
| Database ID | 24503 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch | |
| Series | E.1 | |
| File/Item Reference | E.1-DLB-79134 (Box 3) | |
| Date of creation | 1884 | |
| Physical description/extent | 3 folders; 1 cm of textual records | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | Various government correspondence related to and including memorials to the North-West Council with regard to Metis land claims as well as other issues affecting the Metis and early settlers in the Territories. Petitions from the Prince Albert, Qu'Appelle, and Cypress Hills areas are all discussed. The Cypress Hills petition calls for the creation of a "half-breed reserve." | |
| Restrictions on access | See Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Correspondence | |
| Provenance Access Point | Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch | |
| Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada St. Laurent-Grandin, Saskatchewan, Canada Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Canada -- National | |
| Names | Dewdney, Edgar, 1835-1916 (MP, Minister) Forget, Amedee Emanuel, 1847-1923 | |
| Subject | Community Histories Metis -- Communities Metis -- History Scrip Land Claims Early European Settlers Reserves Surveys and Studies -- Land Northwest Resistance Government policy | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24503
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