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Final design for monument

The final design of the Peguis Selkirk Treaty Monument was announced on August 24, 2023, on the future site of the monument at the Manitoba Legislative Building. It will become the first monument recognizing First Nations’ contributions to the founding and development of Manitoba on the Legislative Building grounds. In addition to commemorating the Treaty

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Friends of the Peguis Selkirk Treaty Inc.

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

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Peguis: National Commemoration June 18

Details from the official invitation On behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and The Honourable MaryAnn Mihychuk, Member of Parliament for Kildonan-St. Paul and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada invite you to the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the national historic significance of CHIEF PEGUIS The ceremony will take place

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