William Okeymaw was 12 years old at the time when he attended the Treaty #8 negotiations.
He describes the negotiations and his understanding of the promises made; the role of the missionaries; talks of some of the Indian agents; and the abundance of buffalo in Lesser Slave Lake area at one time.
Description:
7 p. transcript of an interview with William Okeymaw, conducted by Richard Lightning on March 27, 1975. Tape number IH-315, transcript disc 26.
