No Surrender

Shocking new research on 1800s land agreements between Canada and Indigenous peoples

Between 1869 and 1877 the government of Canada negotiated Treaties One through Seven with the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains. Many historians argue that the negotiations suffered from cultural misunderstandings between the treaty commissioners and Indigenous chiefs, but newly uncovered eyewitness accounts show that the Canadian government had a strategic plan to deceive over the "surrender clause" and land sharing.

According to Sheldon Krasowski's research, Canada understood that the Cree, Anishnabeg, Saulteaux, Assiniboine, Siksika, Piikani, Kainaa, Stoney and Tsuu T'ina nations wanted to share the land with newcomers--with conditions--but were misled over governance, reserved lands, and resource sharing. Exposing the government chicanery at the heart of the negotiations, No Surrender demonstrates that the land remains Indigenous.

Noi cercetari socante asupra acordurilor funciare din 1800 intre Canada si popoarele indigene Intre 1869 si 1877, guvernul Canadei a negociat tratatele de la unu la sapte cu popoarele indigene din marile campii. Multi istorici sustin ca negocierile au suferit din cauza neintelegerilor culturale dintre comisarii tratatelor si sefii indigeni, dar relatarile martorilor oculari recent descoperite arata ca guvernul canadian avea un plan strategic pentru a insela cu privire la „clauza de predare” si la impartirea terenurilor. Potrivit cercetarilor lui Sheldon Krasowski, Canada a inteles ca natiunile Cree, Anishnabeg, Saulteaux, Assiniboine, Siksika, Piikani, Kainaa, Stoney si Tsuu T'ina au vrut sa imparta pamantul cu noii veniti - cu conditii - dar au fost indusi in eroare cu privire la guvernare, terenuri rezervate si partajarea resurselor .