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 ...

The Red River cart is a unique Manitoba invention. Its wheels are concave and are larger than those found on most carts around the world, features that are designed for it to roll smoothly over ...

"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.

As the northern Red River trade grew, primarily around the growing Métis city of Pembina, but also through new trade routes for the Hudson’s Bay company, ox-cart trails became longer and more ...

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 ...

Garry Patterson from Canwood, Sask., started making replica Red River carts in late 2019. He often gives them away, but proceeds from sales go to support his daughter's entrepreneurial efforts.

The Metis, or Little Shell, are a mix of Indian, French and Scottish people that evolved with the fur trade in the Red River Valley in Canada, North Dakota and Minnesota.

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 ...