Canadian History - Historic Sites and Monuments - Duck Lake
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Description
File containing correspondence and historical information relating to Duck Lake and its role in the Northwest Resistance.
Letter signed by 95 people states opposition to Louis Riel's proposal for establishment of a provisional government.
Manitoba's premier expresses annoyance at what he considers an intrusion into a provincial matter by the federal government over a proposed hydroelectric project.
Minutes of the meeting containing four motions expressing confidence in Donald Smith, Member of Parliament and requesting that troops continue to be stationed at St. Boniface.
Historical note:
The French explorer Jacques Cartier observed in 1535 and 1536 several Iroquoian villages north of Île d'Orléans, including the village of Stadacona on the site of modern-day Quebec City, as well as the village of Hochelaga in the vicinity of modern-day Montreal.