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‘Year of the Métis’ celebrated at Batoche

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Andrea Menard performs her song ‘Peace in the Valley’. Sitting in front of the s
Four members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police display the names of their fam
At the 125th Batoche commemoration on July 18, First Nations and Métis descenden
Horse riders Marcell Perrin and Vern Brewster pose in front of the new gate that
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By Christine Fiddler Sage Staff Writer BATOCHE
Volume: 
14
Issue: 
11
Year: 
2010

The Batoche National Historical Site was bustling with activity on July 18, as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the Northwest Resistance that happened exactly 125 years ago. 

“I can see that people really felt strongly about coming together in a peaceful environment,” said Métis Nation-Saskatchewan President Robert Doucette in an interview with Sage.

“Tragic things happened in 1885 and from all of that tragedy I think Batoche is now coming to symbolize a place of peace… where families can reconnect.”

The Northwest Resistance was fought by a group of Métis and First Nations warriors against members of the Northwest Mounted Police, which later led to the hanging of Métis leader Louis Riel and Aboriginal warriors involved in the battle. Many others escaped persecution by crossing the border to the states.

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