Places of Interest (“DIY” or Virtual Field Trip)
Instead of an in-person Field Trip for this year’s PCAG, all are encouraged to explore virtually. Here are a few links to information about places around Brandon where we would have visited.
- Manitoba Historical Society publication by Tom Mitchell regarding Treaties 1 and 2 and the Grand Rapids of the Assiniboine
Manitoba History: Meeting Place and Crossroad: The Grand Rapids of the Assiniboine (mhs.mb.ca)
- Video documentary (“Before Brandon: The Grand Rapids of the Assiniboine”)
https://irbu.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/irbu%3A522
- This is a brief written account of the landing, rapids, and crossing locations and their significance with respect to Treaties 1 and 2.
FEATURING Treaty No. 2 landmark tracked down by BU researcher Tom Mitchell – Indieo.ca