78 Inasmuch 



given to those who made a treaty at Red River 

 by the Commissioner. He said it was silver, but 

 / do not think it is. I should be ashamed to 

 carry it on my breast over my heart. I think it 

 would disgrace the Queen, my mother, to wear 

 her image on so base a metal as this. (Here the 

 chief held up the medal and struck it with the 

 back of his knife. The result was anything but 

 the true ring, and made every man ashamed of 

 the petty meanness that had been practised). 

 Let the medals you give us be of silver medals 

 that shall be worthy of the high position our 

 Mother, the Queen occupies.&quot; 



Governor &quot;I will tell them at Ottawa what 

 you have said, and how you have said it.&quot; 



Chiej &quot;I wish you to understand you owe the 

 treaty much to the half-breeds.&quot; 



Governor &quot;I know it. I sent some of them to 

 talk with you, and I am proud that all the half- 

 breeds from Manitoba, who are here, gave the 

 Governor their cordial support.&quot; 



The business of the treaty having now been 

 completed, the Chief, Mawedopenais, who, with 

 Powhassan, had with such wonderful tact carried 

 on the negotiations, stepped up to the Governor 

 and said: 



11 Now you see me stand before you all; what 

 has been done here to-day has been done openly 

 before the Great Spirit, and before the nation 

 and I hope that I may never hear anyone say that 

 this treaty has been done secretly; and now, in 

 closing this council, I take off my glove, and in 



