Memorial from the Aborignes' Protection Society to Lord Glenelg, 1837

Document Summary:
The Aborigines' Protection Society in Britain, an anti-slave and anti-segregation organization, calls on the British monarchy to be concerned with the sentiments with Sir Francis Bond Head, lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada.

While the group does not want to see the Bond Head Treaties repealed, it does want the King to offer protection to Aboriginal peoples in Canada on the grounds that some First Nations have embraced Christianity. The organization feels, like Lord Glenelg, that white society is encroaching upon the Aboriginals far too fast - solely for the gain of obtaining agricultural lands.

Since the group feels that the Aboriginals can be integrated into white society, it believes the monarchy should protect these people.