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The treaty makers and hand shakers!
Title:
The treaty makers and hand shakers!
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Summary:
In this enticing fact based story, a young Cree girl shares her family’s story; a story filled with colossal changes and events; events like the fur trade and the treaties. After briefly sharing how her home on the Plains, and how her Cree family and community were changed by the fur trade, the girl recounts how her family, and First Nation community were involved and impacted with the signing of Treaty 6. In her detailed account, the girl describes the Pipe Stem ceremony that began the treaty 6 meetings, the different reasons for wanting the treaty, the context of the Treaty 6 meetings, including the values and principles of a good treaty relationship, Treaty 6 promises, the significance of the handshake that followed the signings, and the celebration that ended the momentous and historic event. This awesome resource allows for easy reading and understanding.
Year Published:
2017
Physical Description:
18 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
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Publisher:
Saskatoon, SK :Smart Learning, 2017.

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