The Royal Proclamation of 1763 resulted directly from the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) between Britain and France. This conflict was in the nature of a world war with fighting principally in North America, the Caribbean, and India. With the Treaty of Paris of 1763 which ended the hostilities, … [Read more...]
The Royal Proclamation and its Approach to Competing Cultures
The October 7, 1763 Royal Proclamation, as its 250th anniversary approaches, is justifiably hailed as the genesis of first peoples’ singular, identified status within the Canadian constitutional structure. That core thesis, and the substantive provisions with respect to protection of first peoples’ … [Read more...]
