This file contains excerpts from Reginald Beatty's diary, correspondence about his encounters with Cree people, and letters home to his parents detailing his experience in the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Mr. Beatty was a farmer and fur trader in what is now known as the Melfort area of Saskatchewan.
Discussion of the connection between Canada's native communities and Scotland; the Scottish background of many native families. Discussion of transportation by York boat. No date given, probably in the 1970's.