William Carriere Interview

William Carriere was interviewed in Cumberland House. He joined the army in 1941, along with two brothers and friends. He describes his military training in various places across the country. William had an accident during training and was dismissed with the promise of a pension. His brothers went overseas, one of them to Italy. William addresses the issues of discrimination experienced by the Métis before and after the war. He laments the poor social protection provided by the government to soldiers and their families. Moreover, he addresses the government's lack of attention to Métis families farming at Cumberland House. A scarcity of roads and the overall poor condition of the existing ones were among the reasons for the high price and the rarity of the products at Cumberland House. William briefly describes his trapping, fishing, and harvesting activities. ------------------- Keywords: Warfare; Land use (Subsistence Patterns); Housing