The Buffalo Hunt
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Joanne Pelletier]
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Resource uses the painting by Albert Bierstadt to teach close reading skills, allegory and the importance of wildlife conservation. Includes links to interactive puzzle, team-building game, sorting activity, game-based art survey and inquiry study.
For use with the virtual exhibition Why Treaties Matter.