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This document is a transcript of James Brady’s three sisters: Dorothy Chapman, Anne Walther and Sister Brady (Name?). In this article the three Brady sisters discuss James Brady’s formative years and how the family had to fight racism in St. Paul (des Métis), Alberta after French-Canadian farm families moved displaced the Métis from the “Half-Breed Reserve”. They also discuss how James Brady became involved in the “Métis cause” relatively early in his life. Snippets of Brady’s personality are also provided. This article 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