The History of the Metis of Willow Bunch

Rivard, Ron, Catherine Littlejohn

Saskatoon, 2003


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Card covers, 268 pages, 8.5x11 in, [21.5x28 cm], B&W illustrations and photographs. Title page inscribed by the authors.

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Slight abrasion on the bottom edge of the text block and back cover. Corners bumped. Covers rubbed.

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A detailed regional history of the Willow Bunch area in southwestern Saskatchewan, with a focus on early Métis settlement during the buffalo hunt era. The work explores cultural and social life on the prairies, the role of Métis traders, and connections to the Red River Settlement and the Red River Resistance. Includes accounts of Sitting Bull’s time near Willow Bunch and the Métis community’s interactions with him. Also features a biographical chapter on Édouard Beaupré, the “Giant of Willow Bunch”.