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Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Briefly describes the site's role in history and its importance to the Métis people.
Historical note:
Historical overview of Willow Cree Chief Kamiscowesit's (or Beardy's) role in the North West Resistance and the negotiations of Treaty 6. Alternate spellings include: Kamayistowesit, Kamdyistowesit.
Children's story teaches lessons about cooperation and preparedness.
Related Material: Michif Version. Michif Narration.
Studies four films; Smoke Signals, Powwow Highway, Medicine River, and Dead Man.
English in American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Cape Town, 2004.