The Dispossession of the Northern Ojibwa and Cree : The Case of the Chapleau Game Preserve

Park and game preserve creation, while usually lauded as a step towards the conservation of nature and wildlife, served to dispossess First Nations of traditional harvesting territories. In 1925 the Chapleau Game Preserve caused the removal of two First Nations communities: the New Brunswick House R...

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Main Author: Calverley, David
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Language:English
Published: The Ontario Historical Society 2009
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spelling fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1065676ar 2023-05-15T16:15:45+02:00 The Dispossession of the Northern Ojibwa and Cree : The Case of the Chapleau Game Preserve Calverley, David 2009 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1065676ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1065676ar en eng The Ontario Historical Society Érudit Ontario History vol. 101 no. 1 (2009) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1065676ar doi:10.7202/1065676ar Copyright © The Ontario Historical Society, 2009 text 2009 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/1065676ar 2020-02-16T00:10:07Z Park and game preserve creation, while usually lauded as a step towards the conservation of nature and wildlife, served to dispossess First Nations of traditional harvesting territories. In 1925 the Chapleau Game Preserve caused the removal of two First Nations communities: the New Brunswick House Reserve and the Michipicoten Ojibwa. Despite protests and efforts to reclaim this land, both communities were removed from the region. Historians have largely ignored this element of Canada’s wildlife conservation history. Généralement reconnue comme une étape positive en vue d’assurer la conservation de la nature et de la faune, la création de parcs et de réserves animales a aussi entraîné, pour les Premières Nations, la perte de certains de leurs territoires. Ainsi, en 1925, l’établissement de la réserve animale de Chapleau a eu pour conséquence le déplacement de deux communautés autochtones, celle de New Brunswick House et celle des Ojibwés de Michipicoton. Les efforts pour garder ou récupérer ces territoires, les protestations, n’aboutirent à rien, et ces deux communautés furent déplacées. Dans l’histoire de la conservation de la faune au Canada, cet aspect a été le plus souvent ignoré par les historiens. Text First Nations Premières Nations Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Canada Ontario History 101 1 83
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description Park and game preserve creation, while usually lauded as a step towards the conservation of nature and wildlife, served to dispossess First Nations of traditional harvesting territories. In 1925 the Chapleau Game Preserve caused the removal of two First Nations communities: the New Brunswick House Reserve and the Michipicoten Ojibwa. Despite protests and efforts to reclaim this land, both communities were removed from the region. Historians have largely ignored this element of Canada’s wildlife conservation history. Généralement reconnue comme une étape positive en vue d’assurer la conservation de la nature et de la faune, la création de parcs et de réserves animales a aussi entraîné, pour les Premières Nations, la perte de certains de leurs territoires. Ainsi, en 1925, l’établissement de la réserve animale de Chapleau a eu pour conséquence le déplacement de deux communautés autochtones, celle de New Brunswick House et celle des Ojibwés de Michipicoton. Les efforts pour garder ou récupérer ces territoires, les protestations, n’aboutirent à rien, et ces deux communautés furent déplacées. Dans l’histoire de la conservation de la faune au Canada, cet aspect a été le plus souvent ignoré par les historiens.
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