Winnipeg Member of Parliament Robert Falcon-Ouellette talks about the founder of a Manitoba, Louis Riel. Robert’s ancestor was a member of the group who travelled to Montana to bring Riel back to Batoche.

Feb 20, 2018

Winnipeg Member of Parliament Robert Falcon-Ouellette talks about the founder of a Manitoba, Louis Riel. Robert’s ancestor was a member of the group who travelled to Montana to bring Riel back to Batoche.

This is very cool!

Feb 20, 2018

This is very cool!

Three York Boats, Swampy Lake, Manitoba

Feb 14, 2018

Three York Boats, Swampy Lake, Manitoba By Robert Bell, albumen print, 1878 Library and Archives Canada, e011156534

some Cree-Michif – I catch only some of the nouns, ‘lii fraises’, ‘lii pommes’, ‘la violon’ ‘L’Bon Dju’ (the good God)… see our website for a discussion of the languages … we were in St Laurent and will be working with the people there as translators and also with Cree-Michif speakers. I met Norman Fleury last year at the John Arcand Fiddle Fest. I find the comments from below the video to be very poignant:

Feb 13, 2018

some Cree-Michif – I catch only some of the nouns, ‘lii fraises’, ‘lii pommes’, ‘la violon’ ‘L’Bon Dju’ (the good God)… see our website for a discussion of the languages … we were in St Laurent...

the Ojibwe had close ties to the Métis people at this time. Some of our ancestors come from the Ojibwe.

Feb 9, 2018

the Ojibwe had close ties to the Métis people at this time. Some of our ancestors come from the Ojibwe.