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Description: This monument to Peguis was erected in 1923 at Kildonan Park, Winnipeg. It is near 49 d 56 m 38.4 s N, 97 d 6 m 16.9 s W, in Kildonan Park, Winnipeg Manitoba. The inscription reads "In memory of Peguis, Chief of the Saulteaux Indians and in grateful recognition of his good offices to the early settlers. One of the first converts to Christianity of his race. He died in 1864 and his body rests in the old cemetery of St. Peter's Church near Selkirk where he was a devout worshipper. Peguis has been a steady friend of the settlement ever since its establishment and has never deserted its cause in its greatest reverses." Lord Selkirk 1817, and the base inscription reads "Erected under the auspices of the Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert's Land 1923"
Title: Peguis Monument Kildonan Park
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