I have always had an interest in prairie history. Born in Saskatchewan but raised in Ottawa, several childhood summers were spent on the prairies. Visits …
“Illustrations” in more detail: 6.2
citation: Text from Treaty of 1817 | Source: Archives of Manitoba, Hudson’s Bay CompanyArchives, HBCA/AM E.8/1 fo. 9d (Want a closer look? Here is a …
“Illustrations” in more detail: 6.1
citation: Map from Treaty of 1817 | Source: Archives of Manitoba, Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, HBCA E.8/1 fo. 11 (Want a closer look? Here is …
“Illustrations” in more detail: 5.1
caption: Fort William, an establishment of the Northwest Company, on Lake Superior, 1811 Although not a site in close proximity to the Red River Colony, …
“Illustrations” in more detail: 4.1
caption: Figure 4.1 Map of the District of Assiniboia This image shows how expansive the “Selkirk Grant” was in 1811. The key point to remember …
“Illustrations” in more detail: 3.1
caption: Figure 3.1 Thomas Douglas, the Fifth Earl of Selkirk (1771–1820) | Source: Library and ArchivesCanada published holdings project, c-001346 Every time I looked at …
“Illustrations” in more detail: 2.2
caption: Figure 2.2 Detail of “A map of America … exhibiting Mackenzie’s track from Montreal to Fort Chipewyan and from thence to the North Sea …
“Illustrations” in more detail: 2.1
caption: Figure 2.1 Map of key fur trade sites from Montreal to the Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and Saskatchewan River | Cartographer: Eric Leinberger Thank …
“Illustrations” in more detail: 1.1
caption: Figure 1.1 Chief Peguis Monument, Kildonan Park, Winnipeg, October 2021 | Photo: Delores Antonation. First of all, big thank you to my Auntie Delores …
“Illustrations” in more detail: I.1
caption: Figure I.1 Map of North America, 1779 (detail) | Source: Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, New York Public Library Digital Collections (Want …
“Illustrations” in more detail
Across ten blog posts — in order of the illustrations as they appear in the book — I will go into a short “behind-the-scenes” explainer …