Métis Beadwork, Quillwork and Embroidery
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Author/Creator
Patrick Young
Description
Briefly describes the important aspects of these Metis decorative arts.
Personal narratives of Elders from Barrows, Cold Lake, Cranberry Portage, Crane River, Cross Lake, Duck Bay, Mallard, Manigotagan, Moose Lake, Norway House, Pelican Rapids, and Wabowden, communities located in Manitoba.
Historical note:
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.