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Discusses about the signing of Treaty 8 at Lesser Slave Lake in 1899 and the distribution of scrip in the District of Athabaska. This book includes the complete text of Treaty 8 including signatories, the 'Order In Council Ratifying Treaty 8', and 'The Report of Commissioners for Treaty 8'.

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"The new edition of Through the Mackenzie Basin is a welcome addition to early Prairie literature." - Albert Braz, University of Toronto Quarterly, Winter 2001/2002, Letters in Canada, vol 71:1

Table of Contents
Introduction; From Edmonton to Lesser Slave Lake; Lesser Slave River & Lesser Slave Lake; Treaty at Lesser Slave Lake; The Half-Breed Scrip Commission; Resources of Lesser Slave Lake Region; On the Trail to Peace River; Down the Peace River; From Fort Chipewyan to Fort M'murray; The Athabasca River Region; The Trip to Wahpooskow; Conclusion.

Through the Mackenzie Basin

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    A Paperback / softback by Charles Mair, David W. Leonard, Brian Calliou

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      Publisher: University of Alberta Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/1999
      ISBN13: 9780888643261, 978-0888643261
      ISBN10: 888643268
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discusses about the signing of Treaty 8 at Lesser Slave Lake in 1899 and the distribution of scrip in the District of Athabaska. This book includes the complete text of Treaty 8 including signatories, the 'Order In Council Ratifying Treaty 8', and 'The Report of Commissioners for Treaty 8'.

      Trade Review
      "The new edition of Through the Mackenzie Basin is a welcome addition to early Prairie literature." - Albert Braz, University of Toronto Quarterly, Winter 2001/2002, Letters in Canada, vol 71:1

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; From Edmonton to Lesser Slave Lake; Lesser Slave River & Lesser Slave Lake; Treaty at Lesser Slave Lake; The Half-Breed Scrip Commission; Resources of Lesser Slave Lake Region; On the Trail to Peace River; Down the Peace River; From Fort Chipewyan to Fort M'murray; The Athabasca River Region; The Trip to Wahpooskow; Conclusion.

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