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    Robinson Treaties of 1850

    In September 1850, the Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe) of the Upper Great Lakes signed two separate but interconnected treaties: the Robinson-Superior Treaty (RST) and Robinson-Huron Treaty (RHT). These agreements provided the Province of Canada (Canada East and Canada West, the future Quebec and Ontario) access to the north shores of Lake Huron and Lake Superior for settlement and mineral extraction. In exchange, the Indigenous peoples in the region gained recognition of hunting and fishing rights, an annuity (annual payment), and a reservation from the surrender of specific lands for each signatory community. Interpretation of the Robinson treaties have had a legal and socioeconomic impact on Indigenous and settler communities, and they established precedents for the subsequent Numbered Treaties.

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    Robyn Sarah

    Robyn Sarah, poet, short-story writer (born at New York, NY, 1949). Educated at McGill University and la Conservatoire de musique du Québec, Robyn Sarah began publishing poetry in the 1970s while she completed her graduate studies.

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    Roch Carrier

    Roch CarrierRoch Carrier, poet, writer of fiction and drama, essayist, former National Librarian of Canada (born at the Beauce, Qué 13 May 1937). After publishing 2 collections of poetry, Les Jeux incompris (1956) and Cherche tes mots, cherche tes pas (1958), Carrier offered critics Jolis deuils (1964), a group of bizarre stories that won him a province of Québec award, Les Concours littéraires du Québec (1965).

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  • Macleans

    Roch Carrier (Interview)

    Two years ago, on the same day that he finished the manuscript of a new novel, Petit Homme Tornade (Little Man Tornado), author Roch Carrier received a call from Ottawa asking him to become the director of the Canada Council. Telling himself that "it was time to give back to the system," he agreed.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on April 22, 1996

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    Roch Lyonnais

    Roch Lyonnais, (Bossu or Bossue, dit Lyonnais) (also known as Joseph-Roch). Violin maker, musical instrument dealer and repairer, instrumentalist, composer, teacher, conductor, b Quebec City 28 Dec 1849, d there 1 Jan 1921.

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    Roch Voisine

    He recorded his first album in 1989. Hélène was a big success in Québec and a major success in France. It sold over 1 million copies and Voisine was awarded the Victoire trophy for the best album in the French-speaking world.

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    Roch Voisine

    Roch Voisine. Singer-songwriter, actor, radio and TV host (born 26 March 1963 in Edmundston, NB). He first pursued a career in hockey (with the Remparts in Quebec City) that came to an end when he hurt his knee at 18. 

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    Rock Demers

    Rock Demers, CC, producer, writer, actor (born 11 December 1933 in Sainte Cécile-de-Lévrard, QC; died 17 August 2021 in Montreal, QC). Rock Demers is credited with nearly single-handedly developing a feature-length children’s film industry in Canada. Often referred to as “the Canadian Disney,” he challenged the near monopoly on children’s entertainment held by Disney. Demers made significant contributions to the development of the Quebec film industry. He founded and managed multiple film festivals, as well as SODEC and the Cinématèque québecoise. At the time of his death, Demers had received more than 250 awards and nominations. His films are woven into the cultural fabric of both English and French Canada. Two of them — The Dog Who Stopped the War (1984) and Tadpole and the Whale (1988) — were the highest-grossing Canadian films of the year. Demers was a Companion of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres de France.

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  • Macleans

    Rock Quits Leadership Race

    BILINGUAL, HANDSOME, smart, personable and successful, with a made-for-TV family to boot - an attractive lawyer wife and four cute-as-buttons children. Allan Rock seemed to have everything needed for a high-flying political career.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 27, 2003

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    Maurice "Rocket" Richard

    Joseph-Henri-Maurice Richard, "Rocket," PC, CC, OQ, hockey player (born 4 August 1921 in Montreal, QC; died 27 May 2000 in Montreal). Known as the “Rocket,” Maurice Richard was perhaps the most iconic player in the history of the Montreal Canadiens. A member of eight Stanley Cup championship teams and a 14-time All-Star, he held close to 20 National Hockey League (NHL) records when he retired, including the title for most goals scored. 

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    Rocky Jones

    Burnley Allan (“Rocky”) Jones, ONS, lawyer and Black Canadian activist (born 26 August 1941 in Truro , NS; died 29 July 2013, in Halifax, NS). Jones spent much of his life fighting for social justice for Black and Indigenous people in Canada; his was a strong voice in the areas of human rights , race and poverty . As a lawyer, Jones focused his attention in these areas, also advocating for prisoners’ rights.

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    Roderick Andrew Francis MacKenzie

    Roderick Andrew Francis MacKenzie, priest, scholar (b at Liverpool, Eng 15 Nov 1911; d at Pickering, Ont 30 Apr 1994). He came to Peterborough, Ont, with his family in 1924, then entered the Society of Jesus at Guelph, Ont, in 1928.

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    Roderick Haig-Brown

    Roderick Haig-Brown, author, conservationist (b at Lansing, Eng 21 Feb 1908; d at Campbell River, BC 19 Oct 1976). Haig-Brown's early appreciation of nature greatly influenced his later life.

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    Rodney Graham

    William Rodney Graham, OC, artist (born 16 January 1949 in Abbotsford, BC; died 22 October 2022). Rodney Graham was known for his conceptual sculptures, text-works, photography and films. Described by the Georgia Straight as “one of Canada’s greatest multi-discipline art stars,” he is often associated with the Vancouver School of artists, which includes Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace, Ken Lum, Stan Douglas and Roy Arden. Graham was especially notable for the ways in which he incorporated various technologies — and the history of technology — into his artworks, much of which deals with the conflict between nature and culture in a resource-extraction economy. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2016.

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  • Macleans

    Rodney Graham (Profile)

    Rodney GRAHAM hunches over the desk in his modish Robson Street studio and taps compulsively on a calculator as if it were a musical keyboard. "I'm sorry I don't have any new work to show you," the Vancouver artist says politely. Graham, one of Canadian art's international stars, is playing hooky.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on May 27, 2002

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