Metis Women's Council on Economic Security (mmiwg-ffada.ca)
Refference to the Bubble Gum gang in thesis about Jim Brady - last section
WOMEN OF THE MÉTIS NATION
These are refferences to women`s activity as warriors - loosly sorted - numbers refference pages
Women`s activity to support Battles
89 melting down metal goods to make bullets, cutting down and remelting cannon balls they have collected from the active battle fields.
81 Giving birth during battle
82 Argued with the soldiers who looted the items she needed for her baby. She spoke English and got her stuff back.
77 cared for wounded and kept spirits up with song
76 present at battles
70 involved in the resistance movement. She washed her floor during the shooting. She asked Louie to send help to some men who were pinned down - Riel told her to pray but she was too angry so she organized a recue party with the other woman. She was rewarded for her service and cooking and was paid $28 per anum to recognize her contribution. For a week after the battle, stayed with the old and children and coking had to move places frequently. Later she saw an officer riding her horse - she goes and seizes it - the officer lets her take it.
63 Put her baby in a tub to keep it safe during the battle. The Indigenous folks broke trees and hung clothes on them to fool the soldiers so they wasted ammunication.
10 not only combattants dies - lots of starvations - gives number of deaths of children and infants
147 - captured by BIG Bear - she helped her condition as she was able to speak Cree and could advocate for herself
163 he helped melt down ordinance for use in battle - was sent out by Dumont to pick up used ordinance
165 refference that the soldiers looted her farm, burned it, stole her horse. This made her very angry so she walked across the lines to demand her horse back. The troops were so impressed by her that she got the horse back
9 - women`s role in 1885. Carried food, messages, supplies, tended to children and wounded. They did this under constant gun fire. There are some pictures we could use - note the one arm bands to show their non combattant status. Their homes were destroyed. They still found rounds on the family farm into 1940s. The women scavenged spent ammunation and lived in the caves with the children FOR 4 DAYS. 12 men died in battel and 9 women who died afterwards because of health issues be of harm. The troops looted food, clothing, livestock and clothing. LM our wounded don`t get counted.
LM THOUGHTS - How much K was lost during these times of distruction. It was also an ecomic attack. 169 look us the rebellion lossed commission. It should be in the departmental records and it would have a lot of economic info
Other Battle adjescent
- 79 Daughter of an English war bride from WW2
- 119 was in the woman army corps from 1939-1954
- 145 husband served in WW 2
- 149Prominant philanthropist - in WW1 worked for the Patriots fund which distributed money to the families of soldiers
- 159 her father fought on the British side in 1812 and there is mention that she was present during the Indian War of 1815
- 82 son died in WW1
- 7 Father was in WW2 - stayed in force due to the lack of other employment
- 74 father killed in the Civil war
- 51 she got cheques from her husband who was serving for $104 a month
- 47 she served in the RCAF in WW2
- 47 refference to a book about women Indigenous vetrans
- 174 WW2 volunteer in the Patriotic Salvage Corps and she was one of 4 women sent to the UK to work there for the war efforts. She later recieved and OBE for her contributions
- 193 Joined the RCAF in 1942 at 17 years and served to the end of the war. She worked at a lot of different roles and also learned to drive
- 197 father was in both world wars. She joined the reserves and worked in the canteen. She siblings served in the army and navy as well.
NEW ONES
125 FEMALE RUNNERS AND WARRiors were warlike maiden and 126 took scalps and there was a prophesy of a great runners
126 she took her own scalp "It is...no rarity here for women and girls to take part in the employ of men and even their wars"
127 - women hold own powers
128 Woman who sacrificed her own lover
68 Euoropeans were rately attacked for their riches - for In folks they must first think og the other and then the self
