00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.852433 CaOODSP 20221107154601 cr ||||||||||| 180227s1940 onc #o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- R32-434/1940E-PDF Matheson, George. Description of Indian treaties [electronic resource] / G.M. Matheson. Ottawa : Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development : Claims and Historical Research Centre, 1940. 12 p. Title from cover. Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada]. "From the time of the first British settlement in New England, the title of the Indians to lands occupied by them was conceded and compensation was made to them for the surrender of their hunting grounds. The Crown has always reserved to itself the exclusive right to treat with the Indians for the surrender of their lands, and this rule, which was confirmed by the Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763, is still adhered to"--p. [1]. gccst Indians gccst Agreements gccst Land claims Treaties and Historical Research Centre (Canada) Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. PDF 587 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/aanc-inac/R32-434-1940-eng.pdf