EP7 Treaty of demands
Custodians Of The Red Gold
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9m 40s
As Britain solidifies its imperial claim through dubious diplomacy and shifting treaties, Chief Nana’s exile and the signing of the Gallwey Treaty reveal how paper, manipulation, and religious zeal became weapons of colonization.
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