No, really, what IS the Royal Proclamation?!
It’s been called the Indigenous Magna Carta and the Indigenous Bill of Rights — but what is it, exactly?
For one thing, it's old! It was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763
It's been called the Indigenous Magna Carta and the Indigenous Bill of Rights. But what exactly does that mean? In this episode Falen and Leah dive into the history of the Royal Proclamation of 1793, a document that is often spoken about when discussing the history of Canada and Indigenous land rights. But what do we really know about it?
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Key References
- Ottawa will appoint commissioner to oversee treaties with Indigenous Peoples: Trudeau
- Wampum
- Treaty Relations and Two Row Companion - Conversations in Cultural Fluency #5
- Two Row Wampum – Gaswéñdah
- The Rise and Fall of New Netherland
- Iroquois Wars
- Voices From Here: Richard Hill
- About treaties
- Peace and Friendship Treaties
- Seven Years War
- French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, 1754–63
- The 13 Colonies
- The War That Made America
- Incidents leading up to the French and Indian War, 1753–54
- Jumonville Glen Skirmish
- Tanaghrisson, the Half King
- The French and Indian War
- French and Indian War
- 250th Anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763
- Map of Royal Proclamation Territory, 1763
- Treaty of Niagara, 1764
- Significance of Treaty of Niagara - Maurice Switzer
- The Covenant Chain, Royal Proclamation and Treaty of Niagara
- How the Proclamation of 1763 Sparked the American Revolution
- Royal Proclamation, 1763
- Calder Case
- Modern treaties