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Oct 8, 20213 min read

THE BATTLE OF O'BRIEN'S COULEE: 1848

During the summer of 1848, the Nakawiniuk Band of Ojibwe-Metis – consisting of over 1,000 Red River carts, 800 Metis men, 200 Ojibwe men,...

Oct 7, 20213 min read

MMF withdraws from MNC – Focus on being the national voice for the Red River Métis

VIA Manitoba Metis Federation: https://www.manitobametis.com/news/mmf-withdraws-from-mnc-focus-on-being-the-national-voice-for-the-red-ri...

Oct 5, 20212 min read

Red River Cart

The Red River cart was capable of carrying nearly a thousand pounds of cargo – faster and several times more efficiently than a...

Oct 5, 20214 min read

Michif Foodways

Our people ate mostly wild game and berries that grow in the local area. They grew gardens; they ate ducks, geese, grouse, partridge,...

Sep 28, 20213 min read

The People Who Owned Themselves Knew No Borders

In an 1865 letter to Army Headquarters, Alfred Sully, commander of the Northwest Indian Expedition, described his travels from their...

Sep 28, 20214 min read

Red River Metis Buffalo Hunting

The manner in which the Red River Metis hunted the buffalo was an often spectacular event, with wild horseback rides by the stalwart...