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André Beauchemin
André Beauchemin (November 6, 1824 – December 13, 1902) was a Métis politician in Manitoba, representing the community of St. Vital. Biography André Beauchemin was born on November 6, 1824, at Red River, the son of André Millet dit Beauchemin and Madeleine Ducharme. His wife was Geneviève Delorme; the date of their marriage is not known.Barkwell, Lawrence. http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/document.php/14133.Andr%C3%A9%20Beauchemin.pdf He farmed and also worked as a wheelwright. He first represented the community of St. Vital on the Red River Council, convened by Métis leader Louis Riel in 1869, then joined the Convention of Forty as a delegate. When the convention formed Manitoba's provisional government in February 1870, he server as a councillor before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia as the representative for the St. Vital riding. In November 1872, Beauchemin offered to resign his seat in the Manitoba assembly so that Riel could be e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métis
The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives from specific mixed European (primarily French) and Indigenous ancestry which became a distinct culture through ethnogenesis by the mid-18th century, during the early years of the North American fur trade. In Canada, the Métis, with a population of 624,220 as of 2021, are one of three major groups of Indigenous peoples that were legally recognized in the Constitution Act of 1982, the other two groups being the First Nations and Inuit. Smaller communities who self-identify as Métis exist in Canada and the United States, such as the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. The United States recognizes the Little Shell Tribe as an Ojibwe Native American tribe. Alberta is the only Canadian province with a recognized Métis Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
