The Métis Homeland: Its Settlements and Communities
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Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Book review of: "Métis" by Chris Andersen.
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.Story of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
Discusses the Battle of Seven Oaks involving Cuthbert Grant, Governor Semple and Lord Selkirk.