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Treaty 8 document In witness whereof the Chairman of Her Majesty's Commissioners and the Chief and Headman of the Beaver and Headman of the Crees & other Indians of Vermillion and the adjacent territory, in behalf of themselves and the Indians whom they represent have hereunto set their hands at Vermillion on the eighth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

Signed by the parties hereto in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, the same having been first explained to the Indians by Father A. Lacombe and John Bourassa, Interpreter.

A. LACOMBE, as advisor of the Commission
E. GROUARD O.M.I. Ev. d'Ibora
MALCOLM SCOTT
F.D. WILSON H.B. Co.
H.A. CONROY
PIERRE DESCHAMBEAULT
HARRISON S. YOUNG
J.W. MARTIN
A.P. CLARKE
CHAS. H. STUART WADE
K.S. ANDERSON Sgt. N.W.M. Police
DAVID LAIRD, Chairman of Indian Treaty Comrs
AMBROSE X TETE NOIRE, Chief, Beaver Indians
PIERROT X FOURNIER, Headman of Beaver Indians
KUIS KUIS KOW CA POOHOO X, Headman of Cree Indians.