On November 16, 1885, the Canadian government executed Metis leader Louis Riel for high treason in the wake of the "Northwest Rebellion" that had pitted the Metis (descendants of French traders and ...

On November 16, 1885, the Canadian government executed Metis leader Louis Riel for high treason in the wake of the "Northwest Rebellion" that had pitted the Metis (descendants of French traders and ...

Few Americans have heard of Louis Riel. Few Canadians have not. Riel was born in 1844 of French, Irish, and Indian descent. His native Manitoba, then owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company, was largely ...

Author Candi Zion will speak about the Metis, a distinctive cultural group, and her experience interviewing descendants of early settlers. This program takes place Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the ...

Metis descendants can be found in North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba, including members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. The tribe gained custody of the cemetery site in 2001.

Now, that has changed, thanks in large part to Bob Van Gunten, a Metis who teachers at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo. Metis descendants are still thriving in Montana, the Dakotas and central ...

More info travelalberta.com This story was created with the support of Travel Alberta, Metis Crossing and Warrior Women. Published in the June 2023 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK) ...

Jane Lamont, the Scottish and Dakota granddaughter of the Dakota leader Mahpiya Wicasta (Cloud Man), lost both her parents before she was 19 years old. She was at first a teacher, then chose ...