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The Lands We Call Mîkiwâm: Kahkewistahaw

Between the periods of 1885 to 1906, the federal government alongside local governments had tried to acquire the rich farmlands that were originally allotted to the Kahkewistahaw band in 1881.  In the winter of 1907, tainted dealings and unscrupulous tactics were used to achieve one of the most unjust Land Surrenders in Canadian history.  96 […]