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Pembina, North Dakota

One of the primary fur trading stations to which the trappers in southern Manitoba gravitated. Alexander Henry arrived at Pembina in 1801 bringing with him a large fgroup of Ojibway trappers and their families.

Memoirs & Memories

Metis Nation - Joseph Godon - Rock Lake

Joseph Godon was one of the well-known Metis leaders in the district north of Rock Lake Manitoba. He was born near Pembina North Dakota to a family associated with Alexander Henry's trading station at Pembina, but he lived most of his life in the Rock Lake district.

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    Southern Manitoba and the Turtle Mountain Country by Rev L. O. Armstrong

    Rev. L. O. Armstrong's diary of his journey from Emerson to the Turtle Mountains.

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      Tennant, J. F. - A Tour Through the Turtle Mountain District - 1880

      Tennant's diaries of his journey from Emerson to the Turtle Mountain district of Manitoba.

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        Tennant, Joseph F. - Letters from a Journey to the Turtle Mountains - 1882

        Letters written by Tennant and published in the Emerson International.

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          Tennant, Joseph F. - Rough Times 1870-1920

          Tennant's autobiographical memoir of his time in Southern Manitoba.

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            The Greatrest Manitobans - The Winnipeg Free Press

            Short biographies of Manitobans.

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