The Steamer "Northcote" Running the Gauntlet at Batoche, May 8, 1885
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Description
Sketch of the steamer "Northcote" being fired upon during the Northwest Resistance.
For use with picture-book which provides historical information about the pre-contact culture and language of the Rocky Cree people from around South Indian Lake in Northern Manitoba.
English text with some Cree vocabulary and phrases, and glossary and pronunciation guide.
Discusses representations of Indigenous peoples in early 20th century art.
Historical note:
Historical note:
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.