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This report provides a summation of the Alberta Métis colonies – Keg River, Big Prairie, Utikuma Lake, East Prairie, Goodfish Lake, Wolf Lake and Fishing Lake – and covers 1939-1940. The development of the colonies’ infrastructure, including establishing schools, administering relief, and the enforcement of “The Metis Population Betterment Act” are discussed. The report also provides guidelines for the governance of the colonies, through boards, and includes a sample application form, and three tables outlining infrastructure development on the colonies. This report also includes three tables in the following documents: “Report of Activities in Connection with the Settlement of the Metis”2,3 and 4, which are also located in this section. This report is part of the James Brady Papers, which were donated to the Gabriel Dumont Institute in the 1990s by author and activist, Murray Dobbin. Dobbin used this collection to write his book about James Brady and Malcolm Norris entitled “The One-And-A-Half Men: The Story of Jim Brady & Malcolm Norris, Metis Patriots of the 20th Century”. Transcribed by David Morin and edited by Christine Charmbury and Darren R. Préfontaine. This document has been re-transcribed from the original and includes all spelling and grammatical errors. |
Brady, James, Papers