The crucible : Pembina and the origins of the Red River Valley Metis

The origins of the Red River Metis lay in the development of the freeman culture of the plains buffalo hunters and traders. These men were voyageurs from Quebec and the Great Lakes who worked for Montreal-based fur trade companies and who married Native women mostly Cree and Ojibwe. Although the eth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Swan, Ruth Ellen
Language:en_US
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3796