Three Uses of Christian Culture in the Numbered Treaties, 1871-1921
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brendan Kelly
Prairie Forum, vol. 33, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 357-384
Description
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.