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Aborigines Protection Society
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Dates of existence
1837-[1900s?]
History
The Aborigines Protection Society of England was formed in 1837. Its purpose was stated as being "to assist in protecting the defenceless, and promoting the advancement of uncivilized tribes". It ran in parallel with the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society with which it had overlapping membership. F.W. Chesson was the society's secretary from 1866 to 1888. Among other activities, APS lobbied the British government on behalf of native people in the British colonies, to prevent wholesale expropriation of their lands.
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glen-2
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Glenbow Archives
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Record updated by Glenbow Archives, August 7, 2015.
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