Saskatchewan, St. Laurent

Title:	Saskatchewan, St. Laurent
Creator:	Gabriel Dumont Institute
Subject:	Geography, Maps, Gabriel Dumont, Self Government
Description:	This is a map of St. Laurent, Saskatchewan an historic Métis community and the place where the Métis, under the leadership of Gabriel Dumont, established a shortly lived self-governing council. The Northwest Mounted Police ended the experiment in self-government in 1873 after the local Métis tried to enforce a bylaw preventing people from abusing the depleting bison resource. The map was originally produced by the Gabriel Dumont Institute for the CD-ROM, "The Metis: Our People, Our Story".
Publisher:	Gabriel Dumont Institute
Type:	Image
Format:	image/jpeg
Language:	English
Date of Copyright:	May 30, 2003
Coverage:	Saskatchewan
GDI Media Location:	GDI Images Disk Oct 2/2002
GDI Media Filename:	gdi_m035.jpg

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