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Article content On June 14 1671, 350 years ago, Simon-François Daumont De Saint-Lusson, with a ragged band of French canoemen and Jesuit missionaries, laid claim to the interior of North America in a staged spectacle at Sault Ste. Marie. In the King of France’s name, Saint-Lusson claimed an immense territory that was ‘discovered or yet to be discovered’ that was bounded by the seas to the North, West, and South. Likewise, he claimed that “all the people inhabiting this wide country now become my vassals, and must obey my laws and customs.” The speech was then translated into an ‘Indian language’ by a trusted interpreter, a legal and illegal fur trader, adventurer, and general self-promoter Nicolas Perrot to about 2,000 First Nations people. The French raised a cross and planted a cedar post with the plate bearing the French coat of arms nailed to it next to the Jesuit mission. Following these erections Father Claude Allouez extolled the power of the French King, ....
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Author of the article: Karl S. Hele Publishing date: May 07, 2021 • 1 day ago • 9 minute read • Perhaps it is the time to bring a case to the courts concerning an existing Aboriginal and treaty right held by the Bawating Anishinaabeg to cross and re-cross the line drawn upon our waters, writes Karl Hele. Souvenir Album of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (c. early 20th C.) Article content On April 23, the Supreme Court of Canada (SSC) issued the R. v. Desautel decision that will upend centuries of colonial policy begun with the Doctrine of Discovery. Simply, the SCC determined that Aboriginal people, specifically the Sinixt or Lakes Tribe of the Colville Confederated Tribes, whose ancestors once lived on lands that fell under Canadian sovereignty, have a right to hunt, fish, and gather on their traditional territories. While this decision will affect every Indigenous nation and person living along the Canada-United States border, there are importa ....
Celebrating, contesting, and sharing stories of the Sault's 300 years northernnews.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northernnews.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.