3. -1790 to 1795- Chief Pegius

Between 1790 and 1795, Chief Pegius and his people were part of a western migration of Saulteaux people from the Sault Ste. Marie region into the Netley Creek area. In 1814, they greeted the arriving Selkirk Settlers as friends. Pegius was a consistent ally of the settlers during the colony's early difficult years. Peguis negotiated a treaty with Lord Selkirk in 1817, giving Selkirk 300,000 square kilometers of land along the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

Historical Resources Branch
Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Citizenship

1.
 Henry Hudson
12.
 Colonel John J. Abercrombie
2.
 Pierre de la Verendrye
13.
 Anson Northrup
3.
 Chief Pegius
14.
 The Metis
4.
 Charles Chaboillez
15.
 Province of Manitoba
5.
 Alexander Henry
16.
 James Hill
6.
 Lord Douglas
17.
 Steamboats
7.
 Sir George Simpson
18.
 Red River Elevation
8.
 Joe Rolette
19.
 Grand Forks
9.
 Norman W. Kittson
20.
 Moorhead - Glyndon
10.
 Major Samuel Woods
21.
 Hudson's Bay Company
11.
 William Cochran
22.
 Red River as a boundary

 

  


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