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Bison Hunting

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Title: Bison Hunting
Creator: Patrick Young and Darren R. Préfontaine
Subject: Hunting, History
Description: This article discusses how the Métis used the great bison herds for their survival, how a specific bison hunting Métis culture developed on the Plains and how the Métis used the buffalo for a variety of purposes. The fact that the demise of the great bison hunts ended a period of Métis freedom leading to military, economic and political cohesion by others will also be discussed.
Publisher: Gabriel Dumont Institute
Date: 1800s
Type: Text Document
Format: Text
Language: English
Date of Copyright: May 30, 2003
Coverage: Canada
GDI Media Filename: VM - Bison Hunting.pdf

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