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CHEATED: The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations Reserve Land
For the final presentation of Heritage Regina's 2025 Lecture Series, Historian Bill Waiser examines how First Nations reserve land surrenders were not used to meet homesteader demand during the early 20th century settlement boom, but rather to line the pockets of politicians and others.