Militia Camp, North-West Rebellion, 1885
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Description
Militia camp at unknown location during the Northwest Resistance. Supply packs on the ground in foreground; men lined up in background.
Highlights the life of a North West Company voyageur and his Indigenous wife that bore Métis children.
Story suitable for Grades K-3.
Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915.Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915.