Metis casualty

 
Database ID27763
InstitutionSaskatoon Public Library Local History Room
Fonds/CollectionGeneral Photographs Collection
File/Item ReferenceLH-7367
Date of creation1885
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 24 x 16 cm
Number of images1
Scope and contentMetis casualty, identified as Donald Ross shown lying dead on the ground. He was the Metis who shot and killed General Strange, commander of platoon of scouts at Batoche. Another source says he shot Capt. French.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerPeters, Captain James
Copyright holderNational Archives of Canada
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointGeneral Photographs Collection
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
NamesFrench, John
Ross, Donald
Strange, Captain
SubjectNorthwest Resistance
Metis -- History
Warfare
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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