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 MHM James McKay - Winnipeg MB Posted by:  PeterNoG
N 49° 52.655 W 097° 14.104
14U E 626805 N 5526513
This Manitoba Historical Marker is on the grounds of Deer Lodge Centre about 100 feet west of Women's Tribute Memorial Lodge in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Waymark Code: WMM103
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/29/2014
Views: 7
Marker Name: James McKay
Agency: The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Languages: English & French
Location:
on the grounds of Deer Lodge Centre (2109 Portage Avenue)
near a winged statue
Winnipeg
Marker Text:
James McKay
On this site stood Deer Lodge, the home of the Honourable James McKay. He helped to guide the transition from fur trading to farming. Trader, freighter, plains guide, Councillor of Assiniboia, he was, with his mixed ancestry, representative of the complexity of Red River society and at home with the fur trader and hunter.
Noted for his fluency in Indian languages and his friendship with the plains tribes, McKay was advisor, interpreter, negotiator of Treaties I to IV, co-commissioner of Treaty V and Indian Commissioner of Treaty VI.
A member of the Council of the North-West Territories, he was in the newly created province of Manitoba, President of the Executive Council, Minister of Agriculture and Speaker of the Legislative Council.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
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