Historic Marker - Batoche
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A historic marker at Batoche commemorating the surrender of Louis Riel to General Middleton on May 15, 1885.
Focuses on Jasper House.
Historical note:
Honore Jaxon, aka William Henry Jackson. Jaxon was Riel's secretary leading up to the Northwest Resistance and his only white Protestant follower. Prior to this he had been secretary of the Prince Albert Settler's Union. After the resistance he escaped to the United States where he was active in the Labour Movement and the Bahai faith.Historical note:
Historical note:
Four videos discuss history and techniques of finger weaving, embroidery, rug-making, and beadwork.
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.