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"A Me tis enclave at Winnipeg's edge. Melonville. Smokey Hollow. Bannock Town. Fort Tuyau. Little Chicago. Mud Flats. Pumpville. Tintown. La Coulee. These were some of the names given to Me tis communities at the edges of urban areas in Manitoba. Rooster Town, which was on the outskirts of southwest Winnipeg endured from 1901 to 1961. Those years in Winnipeg were characterized by the twin pressures of depression and inflation, chronic housing shortages, and a spotty social support network. At the city's edge, Rooster Town grew without city services as rural Me tis arrived to participate in…
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4 editions- Hardcover · English · 2019University of Manitoba Press · 248 pages · 9780887552380
- Paperback · English · 2018University of Manitoba Press · 248 pages · 9780887558252
- Other · English · 2018University of Manitoba Press · 9780887555664
- Other · English · 2018University of Manitoba Press · 9780887555688
MetisCanada, social conditionsCanada, economic conditionsCommunity lifeMétisSocial conditionsEconomic conditionsHousing
