Summary
Meeting at Fort Carlton including local Metis elders chaired by HBC representative Lawrence Clark with the purpose of selecting a site for a new Metis settlement. Eventually, an area centered on the St. Laurent de Grandin mission on the west bank of the South Saskatchewan River was selected.
Implications
This meeting led to a high volume of Metis migrating to the South Saskatchewan River area in the following years.
Sources
PAA, OMI, Little chronicle of St. Laurent, Introduction (translation).
Date
1870-12-31
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