Benjamin WexlerMay 11, 202210 min readMetis Family Networks and the Invention of the Canadian WestThe Red River settlement was inhabited for most of the nineteenth century by Metis, descendants of First Nations women and European fur...
Kate O'ConnorMay 11, 20221 min read“Diseases such as tuberculosis could spread quickly in crowded dormitories.” Skinny but strong, the older boys know who has been destined for death. Younger boys cough up hot and tired blood. Luminous and gruesome,...