Lieut.- Col. W.M. DeRay [Williams] - Sketch. - [1885?].
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Description
Head and shoulders sketch of Lieut.- Col. W.M. DeRay[Williams] in uniform.
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Lieutenant Colonel Bowen Van Straubenzie was involved in the Battle of Batoche.Art History Thesis (M.A) -- University of New Mexico, 2007.
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Lyrics to Kepmite'tmnej - The Mi'kmaq Honour Song; Wejkwita'jik - the Gathering Song, Kwanu'te' - the Feast Song, Iknmuwetu - the Giveaway Song, and Kitpuewey Ktapekiaqn - the Eagle Song in Mi'kmaw and English.
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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.