The Importance of Oral and Extrinsic Historical Evidence in Understanding Indian Treaties

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  • John F. Leslie

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John F. Leslie

John F. Leslie, former Manager of the Claims and Historical Research Centre of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, retired from the federal government in 2001. He received his M.A. in Canadian Studies from Carleton University in 1984. His research paper, "Commissions of Inquiry into Indian Affairs in the Canadas, 1828-1858: Evolving a Corporate Memory for the Indian Department," was published in 1985. He received a Ph.D. in Canadian History from Carleton University in 1999. In 2000, he co-authored (with Dr. Kerry Abel) the article, "Native Policy since 1945," which was included in the Chinook Multimedia CD-ROM entitled, "Canada: Confederation to Present". In March 2001, he appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs to testify on the historical origins of the Indian Act. His testimony has been published as "The Indian Act: An Historical Perspective" in the Canadian Parliamentary Review (Volume 25, No. 2 [Summer 2002]). Mr. Leslie, who resides in Ottawa, is a research consultant on Aboriginal rights and land claims.

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2002-01-01

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Leslie, John F. 2002. “The Importance of Oral and Extrinsic Historical Evidence in Understanding Indian Treaties”. Archivaria 53 (January):122-29. https://archivaria.dev.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/archivaria/article/view/12841.

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Archivaria 53 (Spring 2002)

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