treaty commissioner

Hist.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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an official of the Dominion government who was empowered to establish treaty (def. la) with the Indians.

See: treaty(def. 1a)

Quotations

1885

The Treaty Commissioners then returned to Winnipeg.

1952

Then the chiefs called at the council tent to pay their respects to the treaty commissioners and to say good-by.