Posts Tagged: Fort Edmonton

Indian Chiefs Medal, Presented to commemorate Treaty Numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Queen Victoria). Image courtesy of Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1964-1-1M.

Amiskwaciwâskahikan Ostêsimâwasinahikan Nikotwâsik

Places

Acknowledging that the notion of ownership was only allotted to the Creator and other deities, Indigenous peoples operated under the law that everything upon this land was provided for our utilization; hence reciprocity and thankfulness must be maintained to ensure the utilization is maintained. Under this premise, land usage and resource extraction were often carried out under the mechanism of Treaty with other tribal nations to ensure co-habitation and co-existence.

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James "Jimmy Jock" Bird, Blackfoot interpreter. Drawing by Sohon, Gustavus. Date: October 18, 1855. Image courtesy of the Glenbow Archives NA-360-21

Jemmy Jock Bird: Interpreter with an Independent Spirit

People

At its height in the nineteenth century, the Hudson’s Bay Company post at Fort Edmonton was a commercial hub along the North Saskatchewan River and, just like in the modern city of Edmonton today, people of many languages and cultures gathered there to live and do business with each other. In such a context, Bird’s translation skills were much in demand. Being an interpreter was a trusted position and words had far-reaching impact.

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