Heritage Regina - CHEATED: The Laurier Government and Theft of First Nations Reserve Land

Event Details:
CHEATED: The Laurier Government and Theft of First Nations Reserve Land - Heritage Regina 2025 Lecture Series
Date: Thursday, April 2nd, 2025
Doors: 6:30PM
Event: 7:00PM

Historian Bill Waiser will examine how First Nations reserve land surrenders were not used to meet homesteader demand during the early 20th century settlement boom, but rather to line the pockets of politicians and others.

Lecture is free to the public! Donations are gratefully accepted – suggested donation of $10 per person to support Heritage Regina’s educational programming.

The Artesian is wheelchair accessible, all-ages, and a proud supporter of positive spaces initiatives with a zero-tolerance policy towards hate, harassment, and/or discrimination. We reserve the right to remove any patron creating an unsafe environment. The accessible entrance is available via a lift, Please ask staff for help if necessary.

About the Speaker

Bill Waiser is one of Canada’s foremost historians. Waiser was a professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan for over 30 years. He was named Distinguished Professor Emeritus after his retirement from the university. Waiser has also worked as a Yukon Historian for Parks Canada. Now a full-time writer and public speaker, Waiser has written 21 books, with his most recent entitled “Cheated: The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations Reserve Land”, the topic of this year’s lecture. Waiser has been a recipient of several awards and honours, including the Order of Canada, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. Waiser has also had regular columns in many Canadian newspapers.

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