Metis Welfare and American Indians
| Database ID | 24547 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch | |
| Series | E.1 | |
| File/Item Reference | E.1-DLB-118650-119309-121007 (Box 5) | |
| Date of creation | 1886 | |
| Physical description/extent | 4 folders; 1 cm of textual records | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | 3 files of correspondence and reports regarding the welfare of the Metis population at Qu'Appelle. Correspondence regarding the consequences of the destruction of the buffalo hunt, the resulting movement of the Dakota (Sioux)and the Blackfeet across the US-Canada border and the current status, and the potential impact upon the Blackfeet and Metis. Communication between US (military personnel) and Canada officials. Extract from a letter concerning the Metis and Louis Riel dated 24 September, 1880. | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Reports Correspondence | |
| Provenance Access Point | Department of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch | |
| Place | Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Burgess, A.M. Dewdney, Edgar, 1835-1916 (MP, Minister) Forget, Amedee Emanuel, 1847-1923 Hall, John, R. Vankoughnet, H Welsh, Norbert | |
| Subject | Assistance -- Relief Metis -- Communities Metis -- Food Family life Agriculture Hunting and Trapping Surveys and Studies Reserves Agriculture Government departments -- Indian Affairs Dakota (Sioux) Blackfoot Confederacy - Kainai (Blood) Blackfoot Confederacy - Siksika (Blackfoot proper) | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24547
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