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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 8

November 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

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Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Marie describes cattle roundup season and the awe of seeing thousands of cattle being herded by riders and ropers on horseback. Marie also recounts the Frank Slide disaster of 1903 and the aftermath of destruction the slide left in its wake. More from the Canadian Cattlemen […] Read more
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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 7

October 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

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Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Marie dedicates chapter 11 to Kootenai Brown, a close friend and wanderer who loved the open Plains. Described as a “ladies’ man,” Smith tells the story of how Brown lost his first wife to illness and how he nearly lost his second wife, Ni-ti-mous, to his […] Read more
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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 6

September 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

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Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith In Chapter 10, Marie continues her story of life in Pincher Creek and opens with a missionary who helped “the poor Indians and Half-breeds, who called him, ‘Man with good heart’.” Colourful characters such as Billy the Kid, Frenchy Riviere, and Pat Dooley, leader of the […] Read more
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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 5

June 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

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Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Chapter 9 opens with the founding of Macleod and Pincher Creek and the difficulties that ensued due to the “new system” of bank credit to encourage agricultural expansion. Marie talks at great length of Pincher Creek and how it played host to the first polo games […] Read more
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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 4

Mar. 1949: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

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Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Chapter 7 opens with Marie writing of the restlessness of the “Red Man” not being able to adjust to “White Man’s civilization.” Rebellion soon takes hold and famous names such as Louis Riel and Almighty Voice take stage. Marie also accounts the events leading up to […] Read more
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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 3

Dec. 1948: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

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Eighty Years on the Plains by Marie Rose Smith Chapter 5 begins with Marie recounting morning rituals of young Cree men, as told by Chief Crowfoot, and how the government intervened to limit the types of dances Indians could practice in observing their gods. More from the Canadian Cattlemen website: Eighty years on the Plains: Part […] Read more
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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 2

Sept. 1948: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 2 by Marie Rose Smith Beginning with Chapter 3, Marie describes a variety of “home industries” such as pemmican-making and tanning hides. She also recounts the utility of Red River carts, stories of indian warfare, and the devastating effects of smallpox. More from the Canadian Cattlemen website: Eighty years on […] Read more
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Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 1

June 1948: Marie Rose Smith chronicles her personal experiences of life on the Prairies

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Canadian Cattlemen has been chronicling the role of the cattle industry since 1938. Now it is time to share some of these stories in this new Pages From Our Past section. Watch for regular updates. Comments and suggestions are welcome. You can reach us via the editor at [email protected]. Eighty Years on the Plains: Part 1 […] Read more

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