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Bison Hunting

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Title:	Bison Hunting
Creator:	Patrick Young and Darren R. Préfontaine
Subject:	Hunting, History
Description:	This article discusses how the Métis used the great bison herds for their survival, how a specific bison hunting Métis culture developed on the Plains and how the Métis used the buffalo for a variety of purposes. The fact that the demise of the great bison hunts ended a period of Métis freedom leading to military, economic and political cohesion by others will also be discussed.
Publisher:	Gabriel Dumont Institute
Date:	1800s
Type:	Text Document
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Date of Copyright:	May 30, 2003
Coverage:	Canada
GDI Media Filename:	VM - Bison Hunting.pdf