Robinson-Superior claims : draft historical report.: R32-394/1986E-PDF

"Until 1830 the Imperial government's policy to Indians was directed towards securing their collarboration in time of war. In consequence, the duties of the successive superintendants of the Indian Department - who had military rank and received the same pay and allowances as their counterparts in the regular army - were confined "principally to the conveying of presents to the Indians and attending at the different stations where they assembled to receive them" with military pomp and display. After 1830, however, when the emphasis of policy changed to "civilizing" the Indians by encouraging settlement and agricultural pursuits, the practice of distributing presents came under periodic scrutiny"--Introduction, p. 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Title Robinson-Superior claims : draft historical report.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "June 1986."
Title from cover.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada].
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa?] : [Indian and Northern Affairs Canada?], 1986.
Description 420 p.
Catalogue number
  • R32-394/1986E-PDF
Edition Draft
Subject terms Indians
Land claims
Canadian history
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