Macdonald Government: Battle River and Cypress Hills

macdonald government: I come from the Great Plains, according to CBC. My people originally lived in the Cypress Hills and our chief wanted a reserve there after he signed Treaty 6. On one hand, it could be traced to the source of many of our woes, and on the other, it could be an important part of our future success. The government would have nothing of it and we were sent north to the Battle River, west of Fort Battleford. As far as they were concerned, the Indigenous people really had no place in the new country of Canada. The John A. MacDonald government was adamant that they would clear the plains and open them up for the railways and settlement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.