Lieut.- Col. W.M. DeRay [Williams] - Sketch. - [1885?].
Documents & Presentations
Description
Head and shoulders sketch of Lieut.- Col. W.M. DeRay[Williams] in uniform.
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Lieutenant Colonel Bowen Van Straubenzie was involved in the Battle of Batoche.Historical note:
Mock letter from John A. Macdonald requesting students infiltrate the Red River Settlement to gather information. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies.
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First printed in The Illustrated War News, 1885.Book review of: "Métis" by Chris Andersen.
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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.