"Long Claws" Aged 108 Red River Cart

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Front: A native Canadian man and two children sit atop a cart drawn by a horse. A man leans against a bicycle beside the cart. Several other men crowd around the cart. "Red River Cart with Chief Longclaws and James Johnston, c. 1902 Chief Longclaws of the Lizard Point or Waywayseecapo Reserve sits in the cart. James Johnston, who served as captain of the Birtle Troop of Boulton’s Mounted Infantry during the Northwest Rebellion and constructed a number of buildings in Birtle, including the Stone School and the Castle, leans on the bicycle. Also featured are George Mitchell, Cal. Clemens, V. Schwalm, Mervyn Markle [View of the Birdtail, 26]. In 1887, Longclaws was reported as being 83 years old, hence the tentative date [Birtle Observer, July 22nd, 1887, page 1]." (10) Source: http://www.birtleheritage.ca/pdfs/pubsandreports/Cover%20and%20Body,%20January%2023rd,%202018.pdf Back: Mr. William Fair Louis Riel Connection This was taken in Birtle 1895. Poor old Longclaws died about 1 year after. We forgot about it being taken until one was sent to Laura. From friends in Sonningdale, Battleford, Sask.