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Image shows a close up of the bell tower on the St. Bernard Mission church in Grouard.

Item is a schedule for the Centennial 1899 conference which was held at the Alberta Vocational College in Grouard Alberta. The conference was meant to further the understanding of Treaty number 8 and the distribution of script in 1899. The program highlights detailed sessions about the treaty process, treaty rights, treaty in practice etc.

Item is a brochure advertising the Sprit of the Peace’s travelling exhibit called Focus 1899. The exhibit focuses on telling the story of Treaty #8.

This letter is written by Mike Dodson, producer for Aquila Productions, to Peter Goertzen. It is about planning the Spirit of the Peace’s promotional film that was eventually called “Discover the Spirit of the Peace.” Dodson intends to create four characters who will be the voices across four different historical eras. The characters he intends to create are: an Indigenous elder, a missionary, a blacksmith, and a war-era homesteader. He intends to have the Indigenous elder be the link between all of the historical periods and act as the narrator.

Newsletter contains the Spirit of the Peace Agenda for the March 6 meeting in Grouard Alberta, minutes from the meeting, and submissions from member organizations describing what they have been up to. As part of the meeting they reported on their progress on the Treaty 8 project, the Spirit of the Peace Brochure, and the Regional Quilt project.

Image is taken from inside St. Bernard Mission church and shows a painting of an Indigenous woman in traditional dress holding a cross. A votive candle sits in front of the painting.

Image shows the front of the St. Bernard Mission Church in Grouard.

Photograph is from inside the St. Bernard Mission in Grouard showing a tabernacle with a teepee covering. Behind the tabernacle is a painting of Jesus on the cross. Above this painting is Cree Syllabics that translate to “God So Loved the World, He Gave His Only Son.”

Pamphlet is contains information about Bishop Grouard, Kisemanito Centre, the Missionaries of Mary Gallery, the volunteer organization called Via Veritas Vita, and how/when visitors can visit.

This document is a copy of Treaty 8 in the form of 10 individual photographic negatives. The original treaty is held by Library and Archives Canada.