Describes how, during treaty negotiations, Euro-Canadian statesmen used religious terminology, presented the British monarchy in a divine manner, and enlisted well-known and respected Christian missionaries to impress upon the Natives that they understood the sacred dimensions of the treaties.
Author/Creator
Brendan Kelly
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Prairie Forum, vol. 33, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 357-384
Publication Date
2008
Location
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Language