Discover the history of the Red River oxcarts and the important role of the Métis across Minnesota. At Crow Wing State Park south of Brainerd is a sign noting the point at which oxcarts crossed ...

The battle over a cultural symbol between Métis and non-Indigenous residents of a Saskatchewan village has finally been put ...

"This was all a surprise to me, how big of a deal it is," said George Fayant, the cart's builder. The Métis man from the Qu'Appelle Valley is a well-known Red River cart builder in the province.

A Red River cart is pulled by a horse at Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village in Pincher Creek, Alta. SunMedia Funding the workshop. Planning for the Lestock centennial took place during committee ...

The Red River oxcarts soon became a symbol of the Red River Mètis. Created entirely from wood, the carts were relatively simple in design, yet sturdy and reliable, according to Hegstad.

Some lived near Fort Snelling and in Mendota, Prairie du Chien, and, later, Lake Pepin (on the Mississippi River). Many of them knew the Red River and Pembina Métis and often interacted with them.

Red River carts have long been an important part of Métis culture, and one man from the town of Rocky Mountain House, Alta. is helping to make sure the art of building them does not disappear. George ...

A Métis group is pressing the Rural Municipality of Kellross, Sask., to hand over a Red River cart — an iconic Métis symbol — that the group says it was responsible for building more than a decade ago ...

What was meant to bring together Métis and non-Indigenous residents of a Saskatchewan village has turned into a battle over who owns a symbol of its legacy. A historically accurate Red River cart was ...