German Settlements in Saskatchewan
The story of Mennonite and Lutheran settlements on Treaty 6 land illustrates how reconciliation works in the 21st century. In 1876 thirty square miles of Reserve 107 land had been ٢given٣ to the Chippewayn Cree. It was, of course, land that was theirs to begin with. The land was re-confiscated 1897 and then sold to the unwitting Mennonites who began to farm it. It wasn't until 2006 that Mennonites and Cree sat down to a picnic presided over by th...
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