At Devil Lake

Metis sitting around table during North-West Half-Breed Commission.

Historical note:

Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.
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[Saskatchewan Archives Board]
Publication Date
1900
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Saskatchewan Archives Board, Narcisee-Omer Cote fonds, S-B9752; records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
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