Abstract provided by the Gabriel Dumont Institute: Victoria was interviewed on April 16, 1984 in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. Victoria discusses her school life in detail and overall she had a good experience. She received her grade eight growing up but later on in her life she went back to upgrade. She also discusses food sources, aspects of her social life such as dances, music, celebrations, clothing, politics, and her Métis pride. Victoria talks about her three children and what they did at the time of this interview. Victoria and her husband then discuss the quarter section of land they own and the farm that they run.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Keywords: Land use (Subsistence Patterns), Music, Provincial Governance, Day Schools, Employment
Gardiner, Victorine. Interview by Brenda Arnault. Transcript. April 16, 1984. Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture. Gabriel Dumont. http://www.metismuseum.ca/resource.php/01059