Title: Through the Mackenzie Basin: An Account of the Signing of Treaty No. 8 and the Scrip Commission, 1899
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0888643268
ISBN 13: 9780888643261
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 509 grams

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When Through the Mackenzie Basin was published in 1908, it became an immediate success as an adventure book on the unsettled regions of Northwest Canada. Many of the issues the book addresses are still topical and contentious, a century after the signing of Treaty 8. In this new edition, David Leonard's introduction puts Mair's work into its historical context, while Brian Calliou's introduction adds a First Nations perspective. Charles Mair's first-hand account of the siging of Treaty No. 8 at Lesser Slave Lake in 1899 and the distribution of scrip in the District of Athabaska "has come to constitute the most detailed published source for the interpretation of these events," albeit from Mair's imperial perspective, notes Leonard, as "a government supporter, ardent Canadian nationalist and firm believer in the British institutions." This edition also includes the complete text of Treaty No. 8 including signatories, the "Order In Council Ratifying Treaty No. 8," and "The Report of Commissioners for Treaty No. 8."

About the Authors

Mair was born at Lanark, Upper Canada, to Margaret Holmes and James Mair. He attended Queen's University but did not graduate. On leaving college, he became a journalist.[1] In Ottawa in 1868, Mair was introduced by civil servant and writer Henry Morgan to young lawyers George Denison, William Foster, and Robert Haliburton. "Together they organized the overtly nationalistic Canada First movement, which began as a small social group."[1] Mair "represented the Montreal Gazette during the first Riel Rebellion, and was imprisoned and narrowly escaped being shot by the rebels."[2] Mair was a Freemason[3] Mair "was an Officer of the Governor-General's Body Guard during the second Riel rebellion in 1885, and was later employed in the Canadian civil service in the West."[2] He died in Victoria, British Columbia.

David Leonard (1945-2025) was an insightful historian and dedicated archivist who played a key role in the preservation and understanding of Alberta’s history. He was particularly effective in preserving the history of Alberta’s northwest Peace River Country. He lived in Edmonton.

Brian Calliou became the program director for The Banff Centre's Indigenous Leadership and Management in August 2003, bringing a wealth of experience to this role. Aside from being the former associate director of the Indigenous Leadership and Management programs from 2000 to 2002, Calliou has served on a number of boards. For example, he served as the chair of the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation board, vice-president of the board of the Indigenous Bar Association, and chair of the Boyle Street Coop.

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