The Land Agreement of 1842 at Little Red River

On May 1, 1842, an agreement was signed at Fort Vermilion by five members of the Beaver Indian Nation and by William Shaw, the Hudson's Bay Company clerk in charge. As a "mark of [their} regard and attachment," the Beaver people ceded land to Shaw on the Little Red River, running upst...

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Main Author: Ferguson, Theresa A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Alberta History 1999
Subjects:
land agreement
Fort Vermilion
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2149/2289
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spelling ftathabasuniv:oai:auspace.athabascau.ca:2149/2289 2023-11-05T03:42:00+01:00 The Land Agreement of 1842 at Little Red River Ferguson, Theresa A. 1999 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2149/2289 en eng Alberta History Alberta History 47:1:1-7 http://hdl.handle.net/2149/2289 land agreement Article 1999 ftathabasuniv 2023-10-08T07:35:19Z On May 1, 1842, an agreement was signed at Fort Vermilion by five members of the Beaver Indian Nation and by William Shaw, the Hudson's Bay Company clerk in charge. As a "mark of [their} regard and attachment," the Beaver people ceded land to Shaw on the Little Red River, running upstream from its confluence with the Peace River. The land grant is described variously as "nine miles square" and "nine square miles." In return, William Shaw promised to move ancestral graves to a "secluded spot beyond the Boundaries," once he was in possession and engaged in farming. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fort Vermilion Athabasca University: AUSpace
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