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Gabriel Dumont (1837–1906) was a Métis political figure best known for being a prominent leader of the Métis people. Dumont was well known for his movements within the North-West Rebellion at the battles of Batoche, Fish Creek, and Duck Lake as well as for his role in the signing of treaties with the Blackfoot tribe, the ...
May 15, 2024 · Gabriel Dumont was a Métis leader who rose to political prominence in an age of declining buffalo herds and was concerned about the ongoing economic prosperity and political independence of his people.
- Adam Gaudry
Aug 6, 2008 · Gabriel Dumont, Métis leader (born December 1837 at Red River Settlement; died 19 May 1906 at Bellevue, SK ). Dumont rose to political prominence in an age of declining buffalo herds. He fought for decades for the economic prosperity and political independence of his people.
The Gabriel Dumont Institute (Saskatchewan), created in 1980, is a community organisation that aims to preserve the Métis' unique culture and to support the various Métis community groups and their initiatives in the fields of education, the arts and social services.
Gabriel Dumont is remembered principally for his role as Louis Riel* ’s military commander during the North-West rebellion of 1885. Although some historians have endeavoured to portray him as a leader of broader scope, there is not much evidence to support such a view.
- Roderick C. Macleod
- DUMONT, GABRIEL
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13
May 15, 2024 · Gabriel Dumont - Métis Leader, NW Resistance, Canada: Around this time, rumours that the Métis planned to attack Fort Carlton circulated, and the NWMP was dispatched to quash the Métis government. The Métis hastily organized a defence and met with the NWMP near Duck Lake on 26 March 1885.
At age twenty-five, Gabriel became the leader of the Métis wintering along the South Saskatchewan River as well as the Métis bands in the Touchwood Hills. Gabriel Dumont went to Duck Lake to capture the 42 Snider rifles that had been previously used by the volunteer cavalry at Duck Lake.
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