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At Devil Lake
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Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.At Snake Plains
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At Snake Plains (Men Posing in front of tent)
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At Snake Plains (picnic)
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Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.Book Reviews
Clara Pratt Interview #1
Commissioners and Women in Mess Tent at Duck Lake
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Commissioners' Mess Tent at Duck Lake
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Don McLean Interview
Eva Owl Interview #2
The Genealogy of the First Metis Nation: The Development and Dispersal of the Red River Settlement, 1820-1900
Glimpses into the Laws and Governance of the Historic Métis Nation
Half-Breed Commission at Duck Lake
Half-Breed Commission at Duck Lake
Half-Breed Commission at Duck lake
Half-Breed Commission at Fort Pitt
Half-Breed Commission at Sturgeon River
Half-Breed Commission on Trail to Green Lake
Hearty Co-operation and Efficient Aid, the Metis and Treaty #3
Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire : French-Indigenous Relations And the Rise of the Métis in the Hudson Bay Watershed
Hold High Your Heads: History of the Métis Nation in Western Canada
Housing the Homeguard at Moose Factory: 1730-1982
The Indian, the Métis and the Fur Trade: Class, Sexism and Racism in the Transition form "Communism" to Capitalism
Island Métis K-12 Resources Project: A Living Document of Métis Resources and History for Students and Teachers
Lists illustrated bboks, novels, videos, DVDs & film, short story/creative writing, and non-fiction for primary, intermediate, secondary grades.
Jacob Johnston
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Jean Baptiste Cadotte's First Family: Genealogical Summary
Cadotte (sometimes spelt Cadot) was a prominent figure in the Lake Superior fur trade and married two Ojibwe women, Athanasie and Catherine. These articles focus on the children of Athanasie, also known as Equawaice, part of the Bullhead Catfish clan.
Compilation of three articles which appeared in Michigan's Habitant Heritage in 2020-2021.
Jean Baptiste Cadotte's Second Family: Genealogical Summary
Cadotte (sometimes spelt Cadot) was a prominent figure in the Lake Superior fur trade and married two Ojibwe women, Athanasie and Catherine. These articles focus on the children of Catherine, whom he married in the custom of the country.
Compilation of four articles which appeared in Michigan's Habitant Heritage in 2015-2016.
Related: Jean Baptiste Cadotte's First Family.
Lawrence Clarke: Architect of Revolt
Mark Wolfleg Sr. Interview 2
Metis and Merchant Capital in Red River: The Decline of Pointe a Grouette, 1860-1885
Metis Assembly Press Conference
Métis Culture & Traditions: Métis Foundational Knowledge Theme
Métis in Alberta: Foundational Knowledge Theme
Métis Lands in Manitoba
Métis Nation Governance: Métis Foundational Knowledge Theme
Métis Rising: Living Our Present Through the Power of Our Past
Mrs. Ada Ladue and Mrs. Beatrice Nightraveller Interview
“My ancestors would be proud of us”: Métis Women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People’s Housing Histories, Experiences, Struggles, and Perspectives
Sources of information include survey, conversational interviews, document analysis and literature reviews.
The Northwest Scrip Commissions as Federal Policy - Some Initial Findings
On the St. Paul Trail in the Sixties
The Place of the Metis within the Agricultural Economy of the Red River During the 1840's and the 1850's
Select Annotated Bibliography on Métis History and Claims
A Sitting of the Commission
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Speaking Michif in Four Métis Communities
Teacher Guide for A Gial Called ECHO: Learning about the History and Culture of the Métis Nation in Grades 6–8
Excerpt contains overview about teaching Indigenous topics, and lesson one on Métis culture.