December 1, 2023 Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, the 11th Earl of Selkirk, who attended our 200th anniversary of the treaty made with Chief Peguis and other leaders, has died at age 81 on November 28, 2023. He was a relation of the fifth Earl of Selkirk who signed that 1817 treaty recognizing Indigenous land rights
We are pleased to announce the representative of His Majesty The King in the Province of Manitoba has granted patronage and will serve as Honorary Patron of Friends of the Peguis Selkirk Treaty Inc. Her Honour the Honourable Anita R. Neville, P.C., O.M., Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
The Committee to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary, formed for the special events of 2017, has carried on with work well after the events, including pursuing the plans to complete a Treaty Monument on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building. The Treaty Monument is intended to commemorate the Peguis Selkirk Treaty of 1817 as well as
Design Competition Phase 1 – Request for Qualifications The Committee to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Peguis Selkirk Treaty is inviting individuals and teams of visual artists, landscape architects, and other design professionals with experience in statue and monument design, production and landscaping, to submit their credentials and examples of prior work for the
Video: What the Peguis Selkirk 200 Treaty Commemoration means to Ruth Elaine Christie – Peguis First Nation descendant, born in Loon Straits Mb, long-time resident of Selkirk Mb. In conversation with Terry MacLeod.
The meaning of The Peguis Selkirk Treaty of July 18, 1817 PART TWO with Bill Shead, John Perrin and Terry MacLeod.
This video explains the Peguis Selkirk Treaty. Terry MacLeod interviews Bill Shead and John Perrin.
Check out these two interesting books about Peguis and the Red River Settlement http://www.redriverancestry.ca/PEGUIS-1774.php
The Peguis Selkirk Treaty. It’s the first Treaty signed in western Canada and it was signed before there even was a Canada. It marks the beginning of the relationship between First Nations and the Crown in western Canada. It shaped not only Winnipeg and Manitoba but also the nation itself. Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of
