Metis Rifle Pits Sketch Grayscale
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A sketch of Metis rifle pits in 1885, likely in the Batoche area.
Students participate in game involving the events leading up to and following the Red River Resistance, with special attention to Louis Riel.
Contends that after World War II ended, Metis veterans have seen no federally funded compensation, unlike non-Aboriginal veterans, and are ready to deal with the issue at a political level.
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Four videos discuss history and techniques of finger weaving, embroidery, rug-making, and beadwork.
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.History Thesis (MA) -- Louisiana State University, 2002.
Anthropology Museum of the University of Winnipeg failed to follow appropriate protocols and procedures for repatriation of artifacts.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.7.