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Saint-Lusson Pageant: A Doctrine of Discovery Play

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, claim

Indian Day School survivors get help accessing settlements of up to $200,000

  MONTREAL While Indigenous people who attended federal Indian Day Schools won a class action settlement with the federal government last year, the process of accessing that settlement has not been easy. That s why on Thursday, a program took place to help them file their claims. “It can certainly be a challenging process for people,” said Krystal Summers of the Federal Indian Day School Community Support Program, which was set up following the settlement. On Thursday, survivors were invited to the Montreal Sheraton to come file their claims and share their experiences with the schools. The sessions will continue through Saturday, with two more to be held in Kahnawake on Monday and Tuesday.

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