Correspondence between Lord Glenelg and Bond Head, London, 5 October 1836; Toronto, 20 November 1836

Document Summary:
Britain's Lord Glenelg replies to Sir Francis Bond Head, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, and more or less congratulates him on being able to negotiate the Bond Head Treaties and for following a policy of segregation on behalf of the King.

Glenelg cautions, however, not to completely separate the Aboriginal peoples from white settlers so long as there is a reasonable chance of being able to "rescue" them from their so-called uncivilized ways. He asks for suggestions from Bond Head on that point.

Bond Head replies, "whenever and wherever the two races [Aboriginal and European] come into contact, it is sure to prove fatal to the red man [Aboriginal]."

Bond Head also says that:

• Attempts to remake Aboriginals from a hunting-and-gathering society into a farming one has been "a complete failure."
  
  
• Attempts to teach the Aboriginals Christian values and integrate them into white society have, more often than not, led to bigger social problems. This includes problems associated with alcohol abuse.

Therefore, Bond Head feels the policy is to completely remove Aboriginals from all contact with British subjects.