Chief Big Bear of the Plains Cree
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Description
Black and White photograph Chief Big Bear of the plains Cree in western style clothing.
Website for virtual exhibit centred on the Battle of Duck Lake, the first armed engagement of the North West Resistance. Includes links to 110 images, the story of the battle from the differing perspectives of the museum, the Métis, civilians and military, and First Nations and brief biographies of Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel, Hillyard Mitchell, L.N.F. Crozier, and Acheson Gosford Irvine.
Photographs relating to Metis culture accompanied by brief explanations in French, Michif and English.
A personal reflection on the author balancing their Métis ancestry and their academic career.