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Landrie, Lenard, Round Prairie, Landry, Laframboise, Chalifoux, Swan, Nicknames, Giveaway Dances |
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This is an audio recording of Lenard Ludwig Landrie (1936–1995) of Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana from 1973–1974. This file was donated by his granddaughter, Seneca Landrie. The contents of this audio file contain a family history of the Landry/Landrie clan/family from its origins in Red River, its time in the Saskatchewan Country, and Prairie Rond/Round Prairie, Saskatchewan to their eventual settlement to various points in Montana. Some of the Landry clan members mentioned in this recording include Louis Landry (1810–1869), Isabelle Chalifoux Landry (dite Richard) (1819–1869), Moise Landry (1845–1926), Philomene Lafamboise Landry (1845–1926), Isadore Landry (1875–1962), Octavia Swan (1877–1972), Louis (Louie) John Landrie (1896–1972), and Lenard Ludwig Landrie. This recording includes information about music, including harmonica playing, foodways, a discussion of the clan’s basic genealogy, relations with First Nations tribes in the US, life in Round Prairie, Louis Riel and the 1885 Resistance, bison hunting, banishing adulterers, giveaway dances, Michif, nicknames, family adoptions of orphans, alcoholism, bear attacks, and much more. This file is can only be used for reference purposes only and cannot be reproduced or used in any way. |
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