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Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements

By John Leslie

Essay

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"Medal" Collection in Documentary Art.
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ARCHIVED - Photographic Collections.
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Related Website

Historic Treaties. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/al/hts/index-eng.asp
(accessed August 13, 2010).

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