101-Year-Old Still Active, Spry
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Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 5, May 1977, p. 53
Description
Celebration of the 101st birthday of Maggie Okanee of Thunderchild reserve.
Speech given at the1885 and After Conference held in Saskatoon in 1985 looks at historical ideologies regarding Métis culture in a contemporary context.
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Historical note:
A video made by the La Ronge Communications Society for La Ronge Community Television about commercial fishing on Lac La Ronge in the 1970s.