MHM Pascal Breland - St Francois Xavier MB
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PeterNoG
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This Manitoba Historical Marker in Medicine Rock Heritage Park on Hwy 26 at Caron Drive in St Francois Xavier, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMM0HW
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 06/27/2014
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There is also a Manitoba Historical Marker here for Pierre Falcon.
Marker Name: Pascal Breland
Agency: The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Languages: English & French
Location:
Medicine Rock Heritage Park
Hwy 26 & Caron Drive
St Francois Xavier
Marker Text:
Pascal Breland
1811 - 1896
Pascal Breland (du Boishué dit Berland) was a prosperous farmer and landowner who also engaged in hunting and trade on the western plains. Born in the Saskatchewan Valley in 1811, this prominent citizen of St. François-Xavier became one of the political leaders of Métis society. He served as magistrate for the White Horse Plains district and held a number of other government positions.
Breland represented the people of St. François-Xavier in the Council of Assiniboia and the first Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba. He was a member of the Council of the North-West Territories from 1872 to 1887 and was instrumental in initiating negotiations which culminated in the signing of Indian Treaty Number Four in 1874.
Well respected and influential, he was an important business and political figure of early Manitoba.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
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