Great Peace of Montreal
Great Peace of Montreal is a 1701 diplomatic agreement.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- June 2015: The treaty involved nearly 40 Indigenous groups and 1,300 delegates who gathered to end the era of the Iroquoian Wars. It established peace across a vast territory covering parts of Ontario, Quebec, and several American states. The agreement was facilitated by Louis-Hector de Callière and included participation from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Anishinabek nations.[2]
- November 2018: The Great Peace of Montreal was signed on August 4, 1701, by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishinabek Nation. Over 1,300 delegates witnessed the proceedings, which established peace across parts of Ontario, Quebec, and the northern United States. The agreement allowed the French to build a fort on the Detroit River.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Four Nations Alliance Belt: A lesson in Indigenous Diplomacy", Anishinabek News, 7 November 2018 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Revisiting the site of one of the most important diplomatic meetings of Canada’s early history", Anishinabek News, 8 June 2015 (archived copy; original article).