Publisher	ECW Press
Publication Year	2023

ISBN: 9781770417489

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Cheated

The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations

Cheated is a gripping story of single-minded politicians, uncompromising Indian Affairs officials, grasping government appointees, and well-connected Liberal speculators, set against a backdrop of politics, power, patronage, and profit. The Laurier government’s settlement of western Canada can never be looked at the same way again.

Chapter	Pages	Year	Price
Prologue The authors provide some preemptory maps and tables to illustrate the details presented in the book. View	8	2023	$0.80
No One Will Interfere With You Chapter One describes the Indian Affairs branch of the Canadian government in the 1800s, and a treaty put forth between the Crown and the Cree people. View	19	2023	$1.90
Political Boss Chapter Two delves into the year 1896 when the Wilfrid Laurier Liberals took office with a focus on the life of cabinet minister Clifford Sifton. View	20	2023	$2.00
The New Minister Has Gone Too Far Chapter Three, beginning in 1896, details the leadership of Clifford Sifton, then newly appointed Indian Affairs minister. View	20	2023	$2.00
Speculators and Boodlers Chapter Four details an immigration scam pulled off by deputy minister James Smart and other Liberal government officials. View	31	2023	$3.10
Ample Land Left Chapter Five discusses the rapid growth of settlers in Western Canada and the subsequent displacement of Indigenous reserves. Conservative leader at the time Richard S. Lake is discussed. View	25	2023	$2.50
Little Patches Known as Reserves Chapter Six addresses the sale of reserve lands upon western settlers’ displacement of First Nations peoples. View	27	2023	$2.70
The Indian Got What Was Owing to Him Chapter Seven further details the surrender of reserve lands and subsequent sale by the Wilfred Laurier Liberals. View	28	2023	$2.80
Men with Special Qualifications Chapter Eight describes the marketing of the lands taken from First Nations communities to western buyers. View	29	2023	$2.90
Favouritism Chapter Nine reveals the corrupt practices of Indian Affairs officials and speculators who exploited the sale of reserve lands in Western Canada, at the expense of the First Nations. View	28	2023	$2.80
A Great Deal of Mischief Chapter Ten describes the Canadian government’s efforts to acquire land from the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) tribes in southern Albertaand the resistance they faced. View	30	2023	$3.00
Hired Thug Chapter Eleven describes the establishment of the Ferguson commission, a federal investigation into the Liberal administration of natural resources in western Canada. View	34	2023	$3.40
Epilogue An epilogue to the book is included. View	5	2023	$0.50

Cheated

The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations

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