A Few Metis Communities (1895)
The Report of the Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police Force for 1895 discusses a few Metis communities that were being visited...
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Dibaajimowin
- Jun 1, 2023
- 3 min
The Sacking of Pembina
During the fall of 1811, Lord Selkirk tasked a group of settlers under the command of Capt. Miles McDonnell with creating a new...
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Dibaajimowin
- Mar 26, 2023
- 3 min
A BEAUTIFUL BLUE CAPOTE
While the modern popular culture image of the Metis man is a jaunty voyageur in a candy-striped Hudson Bay blanket capote with a yarn...
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Dibaajimowin
- Feb 21, 2023
- 2 min
The Old Woman in the Woods
An old Kukum lived alone in a small cabin the woods. Her children had grown up and had their own homes, but she was content to live in...
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Dibaajimowin
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Christmas Season at Turtle Mountain in North Dakota
The old French end Indian spirit of Christmas begins at Christmas Eve with midnight mass. After the services are over we all begin to...
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