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Includes documents referring to the indigenous peoples of Manitoba.

Human settlement in this part of Manitoba can be traced to at least the 8th century AD. Research at Calf Mountain, a mound builder site, indicated its use as a burial site from the 8th to the 15th century. Numerous indigenous peoples have left their mark on the area.  

Community Histories

Edmund Morris - Frontier Artist - by Jean S McGill

McGill's biography of the artist who was most well known for his pastel portraits of those First Nation leaders who signed the western treaties.

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    Elkhorn - Washakada Indian Home

    A memoir describing life at the residential school in Elkhorn, Manitoba.

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      First Farmers in the Red River Valley

      Booklet published by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources Branch.

      Please recognize the attitudes expressed in these bulletins may not reflect current attitudes.

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        First Peoples

        Booklet published by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources Branch.

        Please recognize the attitudes expressed in these bulletins may not reflect current attitudes.

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          Fossil Elephants of Manitoba

          Booklet published by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources Branch.

          Please recognize the attitudes expressed in these bulletins may not reflect current attitudes.

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            From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare - Helen Buckley

            A history of the experience of prairie indigenous first nations in making th etransition from a buffalo based economy to a setler/colonial economy.

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              Fur Trade in the Scratching River Region

              The fur trade in the Morris, Manitoba district.

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                Gosselin Generations - the Elders (1880)

                A historical memoir of the Gosselins, one of Manitoba's Métis families. The family lived in the Red River district, in the Rock Lake district before disbursing throughout Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

                 

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                  Grant, Agnes - No End of Grief - Indian Residential Schools in Canada (1880)

                  An account addressing the experiences of First Nations children in the residential schools.

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