Fear and Encouragement - the Battle Song
The story of the Métis
encouraging themselves with song attests to some of the influences on
the story as well as to cultural differences at the time. To understand
some of the incidents recorded that could be classed as encouragement of
the troops, it is important to remember how different the two groups of
fighting men were. The army men were strangers to each other, and to
their commanders. The Métis men were friends, neighbours, relations, who
had hunted worked and partied together. This context helps explain the
reports of how the two groups were encouraged.
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The Métis song
Fear and Encouragement - the Battle Song
Métis Fiddle Music
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