The Lochaber Emigrants to Glengarry by R.B. Fleming

Author:R.B. Fleming [Fleming, R.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Emigration & Immigration, History, Canada, General, Social History
ISBN: 9781770707610
Google: 2NWh-1Dp0SAC
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 1994-06-30T02:37:20+00:00

CHAPTER 9

THE INDIAN-METIS CONNECTION: JAMES MCMILLAN AND HIS DESCENDANTS

HEATHER DEVINE

Avery steady, plain blunt man, shrewd & sensible of correct conduct and good character, but who has gone through a vast deal of severe duty and is fit for any Service requiring physical strength firmness of mind and good management provided he has no occasion to meddle with Pen & Ink in the use of which he is deficient his Education having been neglected. An excellent Trader, speaks several Indian languages and is very regular and Economical in all his arrangements; a good practical Man, better adapted for the executive than the Legislative departments of the business. His plain blunt manner however cannot conceal a vast deal of little highland pride, and his prejudices are exceedingly strong, but upon the whole he is among the most respectable of his class and a generally useful Man.1

HEATHER DEVINE is an independent cultural heritage consultant in Edmonton. She holds an advanced degree in secondary education (Educational Media) and is currently a doctoral student in history at the University of Alberta. She has published and presented numerous articles on curriculum development in archaeology, Native history, and heritage interpretation. Her current research and publication interests include Métis and fur trade ethnohistory, cultural resource management, and archival studies.

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