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Upper Canada

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Upper Canada is a British colony established in 1791.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • August 2013: In Upper Canada, authorities used treaties and Residential Schools to subdue and subjugate the original inhabitants of the land.[2]
  • June 2020: Upper Canada had a population of approximately 90,000 during the War of 1812. The defense of Upper Canada against American annexation relied heavily on the fear inspired by Indigenous warriors.[3]
  • September 2021: Upper Canada was created from Indigenous territory acquired through various treaties negotiated after 1783. The British expected a flood of people to move into Upper Canada following the end of Indigenous resistance in the United States.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chenail Ecarte Purchase: September 7, 1796", Anishinabek News, 24 September 2021 (archived copy; original article).
  2. ↑ "Call me anything but ‘colonized’", Anishinabek News, 7 August 2013 (archived copy; original article).
  3. ↑ "Opinion: Who won the War of 1812?", Anishinabek News, 23 June 2020 (archived copy; original article).