HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt and District Museum is hosting a Treaty talk with historian Bill Waiser.
Author and historian Bill Waiser will talk about the 1876 Treaty 6 agreement and what the Crown and Cree expected from the treaty relationship. This event will be held at the Humboldt and District Gallery at 7 p.m. on June 4.
"Bill Waiser is one of Canada’s foremost historians," it said in the Humboldt and District Gallery news release. "For more than three decades, he was a history professor at the University of Saskatchewan. He is now a full-time writer and public speaker.
"Waiser has published 21 books, in addition to working in radio, television and print media. He’s known for his engaging, popular style that draws on the power of stories. Both the Mosquito Nakoda First Nation and the Saddle Lake Cree Nation have honoured Waiser with a blanketing ceremony for his work on Indigenous and non-Indigenous history.”
There is no cost to attend. Everyone is welcome.
According to the Treaty Research Report – Treaty Six (1876) by John Leonard Taylor, Treaty 6, signed in 1876 at Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt, was a pivotal agreement between the Canadian Crown and several First Nations, primarily the Plains and Woods Cree. This treaty encompassed central regions of present-day Saskatchewan and Alberta. While both parties entered the treaty with distinct expectations, their interpretations and understandings of the agreement often diverged, leading to ongoing discussions and disputes.
