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Chanson des bois brules [textual record]. par Pierre Falcon

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Date:

1818.

Reference:

MG19-E1, Volume number: 24, Microfilm reel number: C-9

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

184483

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Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk fonds

Selkirk collection

Chanson des bois brules
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Date(s):

1818.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2 p of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Item is a Métis ballad written to commemorate the battle at Seven Oaks, 19 June 1816. The lyrics are hand-written.

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Falcon, Pierre, 1793-1876

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Falcon, Pierre, 1793-1876 : Pierre Falcon was born at Fort la Coude on 4 June 1793. He worked for the North West Company and then later upon its amalgation, the Hudson Bay Company until 1825 when he left the fur trade to farm. 'Pierriche' and his wife Marie Grant, whom he married in 1812, raised three sons and four daughters in St. François-Xavier. He was known as the 'bard of the prairies' as he was responsible for the oral composition of numerous partriotic songs and poems depicting events, personalities and the culture of the Métis. He died on 28 October 1876.

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MG19-E1
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Volume [MG19 E 1] 24

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Microfilm reel C-9

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