Veteran Vital Morin and Harry Morin pose at the gravestone of their brother, Senator Louis F Morin at Palmbere Lake, Saskatchewan. The gravestone reads:
RIP
MOOSHUM
IN LOVING MEMORY OF SENATOR LOUIS F MORIN
BORN NOV 23, 1920
DIED FEB 10, 1997
LOUIS MORIN DEDICATED HIS LIFE
TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
HE WAS A FOUNDER OF PALMBERE
LAKE ANNUAL GATHERING AND
NORTHERN AREA TRAPPER
ASSOCIATION
HE SERVED IN MANY OTHER
FUNCTIONS TO IMPROVE LIFE FOR
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN PEOPLE
FOR WHOM HE LOVED
LOUIS MORIN WILL ALWAYS BE
MISSED BY THE PEOPLE WHOSE
LIVES HE TOUCHED
Large format colour photo of individuals labelled "Batoche 98". There are two people sitting at a table, two others sitting to the left and two people standing. A teepee in the background has a sign that reads "Senate of Canada Information Tent".
Video, Raw Footage for Documentary: "Francis: The Measure of a Métis Man." Re-enactment raw footage for the documentary. Dramatizing Francis learning to box in a barn.
Shot just outside Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Spring, 2005
Video, Charlie: Métis Hunter, Trapper, Patriot, Soldier VHS copy of a documentary about Métis veteran Charlie Fosseneuve that aired on CTV Saskatchewan.
Veterans Francis Godon and Charlie Fosseneuve return to Europe. They visit Juno Beach and attend official ceremonies for the opening of the Juno Beach Centre. Francis revisits the area where he served and looks for where he was captured by German forces during World War II.
Kathy Hodgson-Smith and Clément Chartier accompany the veterans.
The video is approximately 2:01:01. Much of the video has on-screen information from the VHS transfer. It appears to be a VHS transfer of a file that is already in the collection. The last 5 minutes or so of the video is a blue screen.
Interview with Jim Sinclair in Regina on July 18, 2004. Kathy Hodgson-Smith conducts the interview. Jim's full name is John Jim Sinclair.
Mr. Sinclair talks about growing up in Punnichy, racism and his ancestry.
Jim talks about (7:12) Métis volunteering for World War II. Jim was born on June 3, 1933.
Interview of Solomon Goulet conducted by Kathy Hodgson-Smith in Cumberland House. Solomon talks about growing up in Cumberland House and mentions he was in the military during World War II.
Interview with Métis war veteran Charlie Fosseneuve in his home in Cumberland House, Saskatchewan. The video is 1:02:33 long. The interview took place on July 20, 2002.
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.
Commemoration ceremony for a new monument in Lac Pelletier, honouring Métis war veterans.
Cecile Blanke speaks to the audience at the unveiling of the Lac Pelletier Monument to The Métis War Veterans erected by Ponteix Prairie Dog Métis Local 1.2.3
This monument recognizes:
World War I Peter Lemere, William Gunn, John Trottier, Izadore Laplante
Wold War II John Trottier, Homer Adams, Louis Lamotte, Clifford Whiteford, Joseph Trottier, Leonard Adams, Albert Denny, Pearl Whiteford, Else Fayant, Lloyd Trottier, Maurice Laplante, John Rouzault, Delphine Whiteford
