Hivernant Métis Families, Brigades and Settlements in the Cypress Hills
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| Title: | Hivernant Métis Families, Brigades and Settlements in the Cypress Hills |
| Creator: | Elliott, Jack |
| Subject: | Hivernant, Winter, Winterer, Bison, Buffalo, Hunters, Brigades, Cypress Hills |
| Description: | This document, by retired archaeologist Jack Elliott, discusses the Métis Hiverant families who operated within the Cypress Hills in what is now southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan from the 1860s to '80s. These families were traders and bison hunters who established wintering or “Hivernant” communities in the Cypress Hills—a flora and fauna refuge. This document is copyrighted to Jack Elliott and can only be used for research purposes. Any further usage of this document shall require the author’s written permission. |
| Date: | 1860s-1880s |
| Type: | Text Document |
| Date of Copyright: | March 2, 2016 |
| Coverage: | Cypress Hills, Alberta, Saskatchewan |
| GDI Media Filename: | Jack Elliott Métis Name Lists.pdf |
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