Remembrance Day ceremony in Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan. It starts with a parade before a ceremony at a monument. The event moves inside for speeches.
An event to honour Métis veterans in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event took place as part of the Métis National Council's 19th Annual General Assembly on October 24, 2003. Newly elected President of the Métis National Council, Clément Chartier, addressed the gathering from the podium and mentioned his trip to Normandy with two veterans, Charlie Fosseneuve and Francis Godon. Minister responsible for Veterans Affairs David Chartrand spoke and made presentations to five veterans. Bruce Flamont also spoke. The video ends with b-roll of the room and photo opportunities with various groups. The video is about 47:29 long and was shot on October 24, 2003.
Veterans acknowledged in the video. Bob Kelly from Surrey, BC Victor Letedre from Edmonton, AB Charlie Fosseneuve from Cumberland House, SK Wayne Clarkson from Mafeking, MB Shaun Redmond from Cornwall, ON
This is a video about 29:07 long. It starts with displays of military memorabilia and then shows photos of veterans and others talking at an event in a meeting space. Veterans are seated around round tables and appear to be reading a document, and Dr. Cathy Littlejohn makes a presentation. Dr. Littlejohn is introduced by Métis veteran Ed Borchert. Dr. Littlejohn presents a report she authored about how Métis veterans were not recognized by the Canadian government upon discharge from their military service.
Individuals Identified in Video
Dr. Cathy Littlejohn Veteran Ed Borchert Veteran Charlie Fosseneuve
Video interview of Samuel John Sinclair conducted by Kathy Hodgson-Smith. The interview took place at the Metis National Council office in Ottawa on June 22, 2004. The recording is 39:55 long.
Métis veteran Samuel John Sinclair was born in Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta on November 22, 1926. He died on November 29, 2005.
This is an audio recording of Kathy Hodgson-Smith interviewing a veteran. It sounds like the veteran is Charlie Fosseneauve. It starts with recollections of Charlie's landing on the beach, probably Juno Beach. The audio recording is 58:36 long. The recording pauses around the 16:00 mark and it appears to change to an interview with Francis. It sounds like Clement Chartier is heard asking Francis questions. It could be recorded in France. Around 31:00, a different veteran starts talking. The last 16 or 17 minutes has lots of long gaps. The audio recording is poor quality. Background noise is overwhelming most of the time.
This is an audio recording 29:32 seconds in length. The original file name is metisAudio2.mp3 and it was in a folder called Kingston. It sounds like it is a recording of an event. It is possible the main audio is a series of speakers at the event. Talking/children can be heard in the background. It is in French and English.
This is a 45 second audio recording of Kathy Hodgson-Smith asking somebody questions about Victor Carriere. The original file is in a folder called Kingston and the file name was metisAudio1.mp3. The audio quality is poor.
