ZEILIG, KEN; ZEILIG, VICTORIA — Ste. Madeleine - Community without a Town: Metis Elders in Interview

Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0919143458. Illustrated by Guiboche, Keiron. 205 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act Ste. Madeleine was designated to become pastureland. Thus, the community lost its town. Through interviews with five Metis leaders who had lived there, the authors discovered there was more to the story than the loss of a community. The social fabric of more than a hundred years had flourished under the communal commitment of the people who, although poor and uneducated, were happy and hardworking." - from back cover. Front blank leaf neatly removed. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Hackett (2) 971.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Ste. Madeleine - Community Without a Town: Metis Elders in Interview Metis Manitoba St. Madeleine Social Conditions Interviews Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act Joe Venne Agnes Boucher Louis Pelletier Lena Fleury Lazare Fouillard Thomas Berger. Fair .