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Treaty 6 medal returned to Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation
The Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation received Treaty 6 medals on Friday by the Office of the Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan.
The Treaty medals were originally taken from communities in 1885 by Frederick Middleton, who was Canada’s military commander at the time. Middleton accused the chiefs of violence and threatened to burn those reserves that refused to surrender the medals, so the chiefs did.
“It was so important to be there today to see a Treaty medal returned home. These medals we presented today are opening the door towards reconciliation, and another small step towards seeing full Treaty implementation,” said Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan Mary Culbertson in a statement.
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