The Grey Nuns and the Red River Settlement / Dennis King.
The Grey Nuns and the Red River Settlement / Dennis King.
By
:
King, Dennis, 1932-
Publication Date
:
1980
Publication Information
:
Agincourt, Ont. : Book Society of Canada,
Physical Description
:
76 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term
:
Indians of North America -- Canada -- Missions.
Geographic Term
:
Red River Settlement.
Northwest, Canadian -- History -- To 1870.
Manitoba -- History -- 1870-1918.
Series
:
WE BUILT CANADA
WE BUILT CANADA.
Bibliography Note
:
Bibliography: p. 74.
Summary
:
Tells how four sisters from the Sisters of Charity in Montreal travelled to the Red River Settlement in 1843 to establish a school for local girls, most of whom were Metis. Follows the expansion of their mission through the 1870s.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780772552945
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic Prov Ref | Adult Non-Fiction Provincial Reference | 971.27 K58 | NonCirculating |