Fort of Refuge, Prince Albert, March 31, 1885
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Sketch of the Fort of Refuge built by the citizens of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to protect themselves during the Northwest Resistance.
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Historical note:
First printed in The Illustrated War News, 1885.Historical note:
Michel Dumais, prominent South Branch Metis. Dumais was one of the delegates sent to retrieve Riel from Montana in 1884 along with Gabriel Dumont and James Isbister. He was farm instructor at the One Arrow Cree Reserve until 1885. After fighting in the Resistance he fled to Montana alongside Gabriel Dumont.