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The Assiniboine were once a Nation that occupied a territory that spanned the prairie provinces (including southwestern Manitoba) and parts of the northern United States. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Dakota Claim in Canada Web / PDF Vol. II Page 48 Unlike other First Nations in Canada, the Dakota did not sign treaties with the Canadian government. Because of this they are still fighting for acknowledgment of their Aboriginal title. Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Eva McKay: The Dakota Experience Web / PDF Vol. III Page 22 Retelling History: Elder, healer and activist Eva McKay tells of the gross misinterpretation of history as it describes her people Chief Inkpaduta Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 39 We may never be sure which way to see Inkpaduta, but we can be fairly certain that while in Canada, he lived a peaceful life. Lauder Sandhills Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 13 10,000 BC - Present) The unique environment provided by the Lauder Sandhills attracted bison, which appealed to the early peoples who came to camp and live there. Places Link Numbered Treaties in Manitoba Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 18 Southern Manitoba was included in the signing of Treaty 1 and 2 in 1871 between local First Nations and the government of Canada. This event marked a major shift in land use on the prairies. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Sitting Eagle Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 40 He and his Grandfather H'damani were among the few who declined a $200 government pay-off to relocate to a reserve near Pipestone. By 1909, only H’damani, his grandson Chaske (later known as Sitting Eagle) and a few others remained. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Br Skull Swamp Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 7 Skull Swamp is an example of the ingenuity possessed by post glacial societies in their bison hunting techniques and how they used the existing landscape to their advantage. Web Link Sourisford Linear Burial Mounds Web / PDF Vol. 2, Page 40 Artifacts from these thousand year-old burial mounds indicate the trade relations that existed upon the plains before convenient modes of transportation. Web Link 1885
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With the benefit of hindsight we know that any escalation of that conflict was unlikely. But the settlers in rural Manitoba didn’t know that. The Souris Plains in 1491 Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 1 What was life like on the Souirs Plains before the Europeans arrived? It was interesting and by any measure, the home to many very successful civilizations. Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link 1 Web Link 2 Who Were the First Farmers on the Plains? Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 2 Ongoing archealogical research south of Melita is providing additional information about pre-contact agricultural activitiy in our region Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link Turtle Mountain Reserve (IR60) Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 18 The Turtle Mountain Reserve became the smallest reserve in Canada, measuring only one square mile. The Mission School Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 3 In 1892 the local Endeavor Society obtained some funds and set up a school in a donated cabin on the Turtle Mountain Reserve. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Document Link Shutting Down IR#60 Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 4&5 In 1889 Indian Agent J.A. Markle, based in Birtle, raised the possibility of relocating H’damani’s band. Vantage Points Flashbacks:
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Document Link Pauline Johnson Comes to Town Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 51 The celebrated poet toured extensively across Canada. She even came to Napinka, where she made quite an impression. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Mandan Trail Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 5 The explorer LaVérendrye used the Mandan Trail on his expedition in 1738 to visit the Mandan villages along the Missouri, thus the trail quite possibly existed prior to the fur trade era. Yellow Quill Trail Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 6 The main highway - to the southwest corner. Ther Souris Basin Fur Trade Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 8 The Souris Basin was very important in the fur trade of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Ash House Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 9 Ash House was built on the north shore of the Souris as a canoe fort. Lena House Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 10 Lena House is one of two fur trading posts which were located on Turtle Mountain, though its exact location has never been determined. John Pritchard Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 11 A Normally Competent Fur Trader Loses His Way Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Br Fort Mr. Grant Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 12 Fort Mr. Grant was built sometime between 1824 and 1826 on the Souris River near Hartney. Fort Desjarlais Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 13 Fort Desjarlais is remembered today as the most prominent and successful of the Souris River trading posts. Places Link ![]() ![]()
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