Francis Bond Head

Francis Bond Head
Occupation	Governor of the Canadas

Francis Bond Head was the Governor of the Canadas in 1836.

In Anishinabek News

• November 2018: In 1836, Francis Bond Head negotiated four unauthorized treaties with various First Nations around Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Believing Indigenous people were destined for extinction, Francis Bond Head proposed they move to Manitoulin Island to live out their final decades away from European influence. The British government reprimanded Francis Bond Head for acting without formal authorization, though the Crown retained the lands surrendered under his agreements.
• December 2019: In 1836, he told the inhabitants of Manitoulin Island that uncultivated land was like wild animals to encourage them to surrender their territory. He used the language of Emmerich de Vattel to argue that land only became property through cultivation.
• July 2021: He explicitly mentioned the Treaty of Niagara during his address to the gathered nations in 1836.
• August 2021: In 1836, Sir Francis Bond Head negotiated four treaties with various First Nations around Lake Huron and Georgian Bay without formal authorization from the British government. Believing Indigenous people were destined for extinction, he devised a plan to relocate them to Manitoulin Island to live out their final years. The British Crown reprimanded him for his unauthorized actions but retained the lands surrendered through his agreements. He was described by the British Prime Minister as an eccentric and "odd fellow."