hiː wʌz pɹˈɛzənt ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ænd əʃˈʊɹd ðə fˈɜːst nˈeɪʃənz ðæt ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz wʊd ɹᵻmˈeɪn, mˈoːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs, ʌntʃˈeɪndʒd.
He was present on June 21, 1899, and assured the First Nations that their lives would remain, more or less, unchanged.