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The Queen at the Council Fire: The Treaty of Niagara, Reconciliation, and the Dignified Crown in Canada Paperback - 2015

by Nathan Tidridge


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In the summer of 1764, Sir William Johnson (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) and over two thousand chiefs representing twenty-four First Nations met on the shores of the Niagara River to negotiate the Treaty of Niagara -- an agreement between the British Crown and the Indigenous peoples. This treaty, symbolized by the Covenant Chain Wampum, is seen by many Indigenous peoples as the birth of modern Canada, despite the fact that it has been mostly ignored by successive Canadian governments since. The Queen at the Council Fire is the first book to examine the Covenant Chain relationship since its inception. In particular, the book explores the role of what Walter Bagehot calls "the Dignified Crown," which, though constrained by the traditions of responsible government, remains one of the few institutions able to polish the Covenant Chain and help Canada along the path to reconciliation. The book concludes with concrete suggestions for representatives of the Dignified Crown to strengthen their relationships with Indigenous peoples.

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  • Title The Queen at the Council Fire: The Treaty of Niagara, Reconciliation, and the Dignified Crown in Canada
  • Author Nathan Tidridge
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dundurn Press, Toronto
  • Date 2015
  • ISBN 9781459730663 / 1459730666
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 5.9 x 0.3 in (22.86 x 14.99 x 0.76 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Library of Congress subjects Canada - History - To 1763 (New France), Indians of North America - Canada -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014481983
  • Dewey Decimal Code 342.710

About the author

Nathan Tidridge was presented the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Prince of Wales in 2012. A high-school history teacher, he won the Premier's Award for Teaching Excellence (Teacher of the Year, 2008). Nathan is the author of Beyond Mainland, Canada's Constitutional Monarchy, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. He lives in Waterdown, Ontario.
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