Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter 1
2. Contents 8
3. Introduction 10
4. The Man in the Making
5. Morris’s Place in Canadian Historiography 14
6. Morris’s Intellectual Development 19
7. Business and Politics
8. Morris’s Business Career 32
9. The Politics of Annexation 38
10. “Retirement” in the North West 49
11. The Negotiator
12. An Overview of the Numbered Treaties 56
13. The First Nations and the Treaties 58
14. Morris the Negotiator 64
15. Indian Affairs
16. Alexander Morris and Indian Affairs 118
17. Pride and Satisfaction 163
18. Conclusion 173
19. List of Abbreviations 177
20. References 178
21. Bibliography 205
22. Index 212
23. About the Author 224