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The 1814 Pemmican War
There have been some strange war instigators over the course of human history. In North America, for example, a small war was fought over a food called Pemmican.
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SASKATOONS-SCRUMPTIOUS NATIVE FRUITS
Nothing matches a juneberry or saskatoon pie. Find out why Canadians are so crazy about this easy-to-grow native fruit.
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VICTORIA CALLIHOO
There aren't many first hand accounts of the early life of Native Canadian women. Victoria Callihou was born on November 16, 1861. She loved life and bridged a century of incredible change. She died in April 1966 and left behind a first hand account of her life as a Cree Indian on Canada's plains. Victoria was a woman of grit and a true Canadian pioneer.
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LEWIS AND CLARK PLANTS, PART II
Celebrate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by planting some of these fine native fruits.
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Wise Red Prairie Woman, part 1
Wise Red Prairie Woman butchers buffalo and tans hides, then makes clothes and tipi covers from them. She gathers wild seeds and grains and grinds it into meal. She makes pemmican and does all of the never-ending chores a woman of the plains must do.
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BUFFALO JUMP NATIONAL PARK
For years the people of Huxley, Alberta fought to preserve a canyon 20 kilometers east of their small village. In 1981, it was declared a World Heritage Site
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Coureurs de Bois
The Coureurs de Bois ventured into the unexplored Canadian wilderness seeking First Nations people who had furs to trade.
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