A reconstructed Fort Gibraltar fur trade post, adjacent to the Red River in Winnipeg’s Whittier Park, was built in the late 1970s. A brass plaque on an exterior wall of the palisade, bearing text in French, English, Ojibwe, Cree, Dakota, and Michif, acknowledges that the fort is located on the lands of the Anishinaabe, Ininew, and Dakota peoples and on the homeland of the Metis nation. It was put here by the Festival du Voyageur Inc.
Aerial view of Fort Gibraltar (June 2024)
Source: George Penner
Fort Gibraltar (January 2014)
Source: George Penner
Fort Gibraltar (February 2015)
Source: George Penner
Land acknowledgement plaque at Fort Gibraltar (March 2023)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Location (lat/long): N49.89935, W97.12572
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fort Gibraltar I, Violence at the Forks and Red River Settlement Plaques (The Forks, Winnipeg)
We thank Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner.
Page revised: 8 June 2024
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