Chief Peguis - R.M. of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada
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A monument to Chief Peguis, an important figure in the relationship between the Red River settlers and the native people of Manitoba
Waymark Code: WMVEWM
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 04/09/2017
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This citizen memorial is located in the churchyard of St. Peter's Dynevor Anglican Church just a few kilometres north of Selkirk, Manitoba.
Peguis led his band of Saulteaux on a migration from the Sault Ste. Marie area to the area south of Lake Winnipeg in the 1790s. When the Red River settlers arrived in 1811, Peguis signed treaties and endeavoured to co-exist on friendly terms. Though he was well-respected by the colonists, he was still forced to struggle to be an advocate for the rights of his people until his death at the age of 90.
The text of the monument reads:
PEGUIS
In memory of Peguis
Chief of the Saulteaux Indians and grateful
recognition of his good offices to the early
settlers One of the first converts
to Christianity of his race he died in 1864
and his body rests in the old cemetery
of St. Peter's Church near Selkirk
where he was a devout worshipper.
"Peguis has been a steady friend of the
settlement ever since its establishment
and has never deserted its cause in its
greatest reverses." Lord Selkirk 1817.
Erected under the auspices of the Lord Selkirk
Association of Ruperts Land 1924.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: St. Peter's Dynevor Anglican Church Cemetery
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