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Vantage Points articles are presented with links (Web) to the story on the Vantage Points Website and as print-ready PDF files. For a Radio Broadcast based on the story select the "Vantage Points Flashback" link. For more info about locations follow the "Places Link". To visit a related website follow the "Web Link" (There may be more than 1). To download a related Document click the "Document Link". American Forts on the Souris River Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 17 The American Fur Company’s attempt to lay claim to the furs along the Souris River. About 1810 - 1828 Ash House Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 9 Ash House was built on the north shore of the Souris as a canoe fort. 1795 - 1797 Billy's Point Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 32 William (Billy) Gosselin, a descendant of the Red River Métis, moved from North Dakota to homestead in Manitoba. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Ducharme Property Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 33 One homestead on the northern slopes of Turtle Mountain, about 11 kms southwest of Boissevain, is where two Métis brothers settled sometime in the early 1920s. Fort Desjarlais Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 13 Fort Desjarlais is remembered today as the most prominent and successful of the Souris River trading posts. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Br Places Link Fort Mr. Grant Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 12 Fort Mr. Grant was built sometime between 1824 and 1826 on the Souris River near Hartney. Lauder Sandhills Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 3 The creation, habitiation and settlement of a unique area. Places Link Lena House Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 10 Lena House is one of two fur trading posts which were located on Turtle Mountain, though its exact location has never been determined. Mandan Trail Web / PDF Vol. I Page 5 The explorer LaVérendrye used the Mandan Trail on his expedition in 1738 to visit the Mandan villages along the Missouri, thus the trail quite possibly existed prior to the fur trade era. Manitoba's Borders Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 43 The original size of the province was only one-eighteenth its present size. It was referred to as the “postage stamp” province due to its square shape. Métis Intermediaries Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 20 Métis interpreters, present during the signing of Canada’s early Numbered Treaties and an integral part of the Boundary Commission Survey, were more than mere translators – they were peacekeepers and diplomats. Métis Wintering Communities Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 16 A wintering community generally consisted of hunters and their families and a few Métis fur traders. Vantage Points Flashbacks (1): Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Vantage Points Flashbacks:(2) Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Rise of the Métis Identity Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 6 Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Marsden Schools Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 38 The school became an important feature to the Métis community and helped local people affirm their heritage in this area by being its only Métis school. It doubled by serving as a community centre and dance hall as well. McCharles Cabin Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 39 Around 1941, a small house was built by a Métis family just to the north of Lake Dromore. The cabin, constructed from square-cut local black poplar logs, has weathered the years well and remains as a window into an important time and way of life. Métis Bison Hunts Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 15 The Red River Métis began their organised bison hunts soon after 1820. It didn't take long for the hunts to become a central feature of the Métis way of life as they provided the Métis with their principle source of income for several decades. Vantage Points Flashbacks (1): Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Vantage Points Flashbacks (2): Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Red River Jig Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 9 The steps of the Red River Jig are influenced by the First Nation pow-wow, while at the same time contain the essentials of Scottish and Irish traditional dances Old Wakopa Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 24 The first “stopping place” for settlers heading west Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places Link The Fish Lake Cemetery Web / P Graves are unmarked, but remembered in this small Metis Cemetery near Lake Metogoshe Places Link
Precious Load - Tales of a Turtle Mountain Trapper The story of Phillip Racine, a fourth generation trapper. who is the great grandson of one of the first Metis settlers in the Lake Metigoshe region of southwestern Manitoba. This documentary celebrated his unique lifestyle and tells the unexpected tale of the most precious load he ever took out of Turtle Mountain bush. View on youTube DVD's available. Contact... vantagepoints@gmail.com |
