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Chris Waite's Anishnaabe History Podcast

Chris Waite
Chris Waite's Anishnaabe History Podcast
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    (Ojibwe) Treaty Number 3 (with the British), the Crawford Purchase, 1783

    2026/09/30 | 18 mins.
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    How the land of what is now south-eastern Ontario was stolen.

    References
    Crawford Purchase - Wikipedia 
    The Crawford Purchase | STONES 
    COPIES OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE CRAWFORD PURCHASE OF 1783 (14 digital object(s)) Archives / Collections and Fonds 
    The Mishizaagig of Kingston and Alderville: Stories of Place and Displacement - South Frontenac Museum 
    Horsman, R. (1967). Expansion and American Indian Policy, 1783-1812. University of Oklahoma Press. 
    Crawford Purchase | The Canadian Encyclopedia 
    Land Acknowledgement - GLENGARRY, NOR'WESTERS & LOYALIST MUSEUM 
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    (Ojibwe) Treaty Number 2 (with the British), the Niagara Purchase, 1781

    2026/08/27 | 12 mins.
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    With enemies like the British, who needs friends? 
    References
    Mississaugas Treaty at Niagara (1781) – Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Treaty Texts - Upper Canada Land Surrenders 
    Niagara Purchase | The Canadian Encyclopedia 

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    British Treaty Number One: Michilimackinac Island, 1781

    2026/07/12 | 14 mins.
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    Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile. How choosing allies on one island can affect an entire continent. 
    References
    https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/michilimackinac-island-treaty
    https://gks.artsci.utoronto.ca/search-page/michilimackinac-island-treaty-agreement-1778-1796
    Fort Michilimackinac Guide: Hours, Tickets, and What to See - Historic Forts 
    https://www.mackinacparks.com/explore/history/colonial-michilimackinac-history/
    https://clements.umich.edu/exhibit/american-encounters/nah-case-5/signatures-from-mackinaw-island/
    Hodge, F.W., ed. (1912). Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 30. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Part 1, page 857.
    Nyhols, J.D. and Nyholm, E. (1995). A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. University of Minnesota Press. 
    Baraga, F. (1878, 1992). A Dictionary of the Ojibway Language. Minnesota Historical Society Press. 
    Ningewance, P.M., compiler. (2009). Zagataagan: A Northern Ojibwe Dictionary. Volume 1. Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre. Sioux Lookout, Ontario. 
    Cooke, J.E., ed. (1993). Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies. Volumes II & III. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York. 
    Google.com (2026). “Michilimackinac pronunciation”. 
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    Revisiting Treaty Number 9

    2026/06/01 | 20 mins.
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    There was a lot of methods that the forefathers of colonization used to reduce Indigenous rights and to take control of the land. 
    References

    Bryce, P.H. (1907). “Report on the Indian Schools of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.” Government Printing Bureau, Ottawa. 
    Long, John S. (2010). Treaty No.9: Making the Agreement to Share the Land in Far Northern Ontario in 1905. McGill-Queens University Press. 
    Rogers, E.S. (1962). “The Round Lake Ojibwa.” Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/roundlakeojibwa00roge/page/n21/mode/2up

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    300 | Spartan Law (4K) 
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    Canada is Stolen Land

    2026/04/11 | 3 mins.
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    "Victory" Via Deception and Squatting.

    Reference 
    Michelle Vosburgh, 2002, Bending the Rules: Inspectors and Surveyors and Upper Canada’s Land Policies. Essay. Found in the Ontario Historical Society’s Journal: Ontario History, Volume XCIV, Number 2, Autumn 2002, page 152.
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History about Ojibwe and Cree people. Support the show by purchasing a book written by the host/creator: Bear Magic eBook : Waite, Chris: Amazon.ca: Books
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