Patrick Burke
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NWMP Constable Patrick Burke who was shot at the Battle of Cut Knife and died on May 3, 1885.
A poem and accompanying photocollage that address Métis identity in connection with the landscape.
Guests discusses a variety of topics related to Métis culture . Interviews are approximately 30 minutes long.
Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915.Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915.Historical note:
Examines the ideas of rest and art being used to combat the effects of colonization.