
Gallery
Treaties, Territories and Tensions
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Sir John A. Macdonald, standing, at centre, with the British high commissioners, Washington, D.C., 1871 | "Discours de l'hon. sir John A. Macdonald, C.C.B., en présentant le projet de loi pour mettre à effet le traité de Washington en ce qui concerne le Canada dans la Chambre des communes du Canada," May 3, 1872 |
The Red River Rebellion
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Councillors of the provisional government of the Métis Nation, Manitoba, 1870 | "Map Illustrating the Relation of the Proposed Red River Valley Railway to the Manitoba Railway System and to the Red River," 1887 |
The North West Rebellion
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Métis and Native prisoners from the North West Rebellion, Regina, August 1885 | “Map of the seat of Riel's insurrection showing the connection of Prince Albert with other points in the North West,” 1885 |
Canada's Parliament Buildings
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The original Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, featuring the Victoria Tower, completed in 1878 and destroyed by fire in 1916 | Floor plans of the Centre Block of Parliament, identifying the offices of administrators, senators and members of Parliament, 1867 |
Heat and Light
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Parliament Buildings under construction, August or September 1863 | Rapport de la Commission nommée pour s'enquérir des matières relatives aux édifices publics à Ottawa, 1863 |
Fire and Stone
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Library of Parliament after 1885 | Title page of On the Position of a Constitutional Governor under Responsible Government, by Alpheus Todd, 1878 |
Indian Affairs
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Members of the Blackfoot Nation, Calgary, Alberta | Livre de prières, etc., en sauteux, by Georges-Antoine Belcourt and Albert Lacombe, 1880 |
Preservation of the Peace
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Members of the Cree Nation at Prince Albert, 1885 | "General Map of Part of the North-West Territories Including the Province of Manitoba Shewing [sic] Dominion Land Surveys to 31 December 1882" |
Potlatch
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A group of West Coast Native people wearing ceremonial raven masks and robes | "Map showing the distribution of the Indian Tribes of British Columbia," 1884 |