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T R E A T Y AT L E S S K U S L A V E L A KK i l M R . L A I H D : " Y O U w i l l get the money for all your children under age, and not married, just the same as i f they were here." T H E C A P T A I N : " I speak for all those i n my part of the country." M a . L A I R D : " I am sorry the rest of your people are not here. If here next year their claims w i l l not be overlooked." T H E C A P T A I N : " I am old now. It is indirectly through the Queen that we have lived. She has snpplied i n a manner the sale shops through which we have lived. Others may think I am foolish for speaking as I do now. Let them think as they like. I accept. When I was young I was an able man and made my l i v i n g independently. But now I am old and feeble and not able to do much." M E . R O S S : " I w i l l just answer a few questions that have been put. Keenooshayo has said that he cannot see how it w i l l benefit you to take treaty. As all the rights you now have w i l l not be interfered with, therefore anything you get i n addition must be a clear gain. The white man is bound to come i u and open up the country, and we come before h im to explain the relations that must exist between you. and thus prevent any trouble. You say you have heard what the Commissioners have said, and how you wish to live. We believe that men who have lived without help heretofore can do it better when the country is opened tip. A n y fur they catch is worth more. That comes about from competition. You w i l l notice that it takes more boats to bring i n goods to buy your furs than it did formerly. We think that as the rivers and lakes of this country w i l l be the principal highways, good boatmen, like yourselves, cannot f a i l to make a good living, and profit from the increase in traffic. We are much pleased that you have some cattle. It, w i l l be the duty of the Commissioners to recommend the Government, through the Superintendent- General of Indian Affairs, to give you cattle of a better breed. You say that you consider that you have a right to say something about
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OCR | T R E A T Y AT L E S S K U S L A V E L A KK i l M R . L A I H D : " Y O U w i l l get the money for all your children under age, and not married, just the same as i f they were here." T H E C A P T A I N : " I speak for all those i n my part of the country." M a . L A I R D : " I am sorry the rest of your people are not here. If here next year their claims w i l l not be overlooked." T H E C A P T A I N : " I am old now. It is indirectly through the Queen that we have lived. She has snpplied i n a manner the sale shops through which we have lived. Others may think I am foolish for speaking as I do now. Let them think as they like. I accept. When I was young I was an able man and made my l i v i n g independently. But now I am old and feeble and not able to do much." M E . R O S S : " I w i l l just answer a few questions that have been put. Keenooshayo has said that he cannot see how it w i l l benefit you to take treaty. As all the rights you now have w i l l not be interfered with, therefore anything you get i n addition must be a clear gain. The white man is bound to come i u and open up the country, and we come before h im to explain the relations that must exist between you. and thus prevent any trouble. You say you have heard what the Commissioners have said, and how you wish to live. We believe that men who have lived without help heretofore can do it better when the country is opened tip. A n y fur they catch is worth more. That comes about from competition. You w i l l notice that it takes more boats to bring i n goods to buy your furs than it did formerly. We think that as the rivers and lakes of this country w i l l be the principal highways, good boatmen, like yourselves, cannot f a i l to make a good living, and profit from the increase in traffic. We are much pleased that you have some cattle. It, w i l l be the duty of the Commissioners to recommend the Government, through the Superintendent- General of Indian Affairs, to give you cattle of a better breed. You say that you consider that you have a right to say something about |
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