Militia Camp, North-West Rebellion, 1885
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Militia camp at unknown location during the Northwest Resistance. Supply packs on the ground in foreground; men lined up in background.
Substantial excerpt from graphic novel about a Metis girl who finds herself transported back in time to the buffalo hunt, conflict between the Northwest Company and Hudson's Bay Company and the historic Battle of Seven Oaks. Suggested grade level 8-12.
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2nd edition.
Story of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
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A zareba is an encampment used as a base of attack and defense.Historical note:
A zareba is a stockade made of bushes: an outdoor enclosure, especially one made of thorn bushes and used as protection around a campsite or village.