REVIEWS & COMMENTS 2009



 11/08/2009
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You have a great site and, as I am pasionate about history, 
I find it most enjoyable and informative. 
It is so true that history is a collections of scraps and fragments: 
after the schoolbooks of the classroom, 
it is disappointing to note that much true history has been forgotten over time 
so that an untold amount of history has been lost forever.

Beryl Hunter   02 -   2009

I absolutely LOVE your site!

I've just about read every page and keep referring back to them.
 
 

Carol Young   02  -  2009

I have been reading the histories of New France, Metis Cultures and 
I was very pleased with your writings about our history.
I am very interested in the Metis research.
Thank you and my deepest compliments on you work.

Louise Deschamps   02   - 2009

I have been reading and appreciating your extensive website.

Christine Stewart  02  -   2009

I do appreciate the depth and breadth of work you have undertaken.

Dennice Goudie  03 -  2009

Why are you calling Native Canadians, Savages??? 
Are you are racist? It is offensive. 
I think the savages were the Europeans..not the Native Canadians…

Tyler Chase   03 -  2009

You are correct, 
however I am not trying to be politically correct but rather historically correct and 
that was the term used at the time.  
If you had taken the time to read my work you would understand.
The word savage didn't start out in a derogatory way, only in an ignorant way.  
Savage meant uneducated in European beliefs and values but 
more importantly Ignorant to European understanding of God

Dick Garneau    03   -   2009

I have just spent days reading and trying to assimilate what you have wrote and make sense of what you are trying to “sell” to us who read the writing on this site. I have come to the conclusion that you like many others from both sides of this Indian/ European! “History” are beating their own drums. What I see in all of this is that somebody will always be trying to justify what they have done or not done and how the “others” have denied the other of their god given rights.  Good luck selling these ideas

K.J. Colins    03   -   2009

Thank you for your time and for creating an awsome webpage.

Gordon Carrothers  03  -  2009

Just a note to say "thanks" for all the work you put into your web site. 
I am in awe of the volume of material you have there 
and it has been very helpful to me in researching my own family history 
 I am excited to share your work with my family.

Thank you again for all you've done and your generosity for posting it for countless others to benefit from.

Kate Winyan  03  -  2009

I have enjoyed your wonderful web site and have used it to find some excellent evidence regarding my genealogical line.  
 So I for one would like to thank you for your web site and hope that you will continue with your great work.

Gary A. Dashney   03   -   2009

Thank you for you website, it has been a great help with research that I have been doing!

Jesse Home   03  -  2009

I want to thank you for all this amazing work you have done and shared with
people like me!

Aggie Murray    04  -  2009

I love all the history in your Canadian History Directory.
I am amazed at the time and effort you must have put into your Canadian History Directory; New France and Metis.

Suzanne Young  04  -  2009

I've written before, but just felt compelled to again, to once again
say thank you for all the Metis history and related links you have on
your website - it is a true blessing to have all this history organized like you have
available to us, the public, for our education and reference. I often
consult your work when doing research for my website,
and find it invaluable...

Trish Lewis  04   -   2009

I just wanted to add my thanks to the others for the fabulous Métis website. 
I have copied information so I can read and search it for my ancestors.

Jean Douglas  05  -  2009

Thank you so much for all your effort over the years to compile a fabulous Metis history.  
I am president of the independent Historic Saugeen Metis, and we are publishing a new newsletter.

I would like to include the following item in the newsletter quoted from  your on-line  discussion about Metis Nation. 

 I am requesting your permission, and won’t include it unless I have your approval.

Pat McArthur  -  06  -  2009

(Permission was granted)

Are the Métis a Nation or Not!

(Métis opinion from elsewhere in Canada)

“The Métis People can best be described as an evolving 'Métis Culture', a 'Distinct Society' maybe! The Métis People of North America are not politically organized under a single government. The Métis People of North America were never a federation of tribes like the Iroquois or Algonquin tribes. The Métis People of North America never lived in a nation or country, they were too busy exploring and developing America. To call the Métis People, a Métis Nation, we have to accommodate the Métis from B.C., Alberta, Quebec, Acadia, or Louisiana and this is not likely to happen in the near future. The Métis Culture developed primarily in Detroit; Wisconsin & Minnesota especially south of Lake Superior, and later in Red River, Manitoba. The first significant Métis settlement was Acadia but most preferred to call themselves Arcadians. Manitoba is I believe one of the first to include the 'Métis Nation' philosophy to the exclusion of other Métis People. I believe this is driven by a desire for power, a sign of arrogance and an inferiority complex. This type of thinking had no place in early Indian Culture (The People) or early Métis Culture.” Source: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/dgarneau/Métis.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was so excited to come across your work via internet.

Roxane Morrison  06  -  2009

Cleary, your work is useless, too bad.  
Oh, even if you are Albertan, you should learn to spell mon petit Metis.

Briquet   07  -  2009

I find your website very interesting and informative.

Jerry Larson  - 07  - 2009

I just wanted to tell you that I came across your web site as I was doing research for my next Metis-inspired artwork. 
As a Metis who only recently found out about my own ancestral lineage, 
I really appreciate the effort you put into it and look forward to visiting it again. 
You should think about applying for the Research Chair position at Ottawa University! You probably know more than most!

Nathalie Bertin  07  -  2009

I just want to say "wow" for one of the greatest resources on Quebec and Canadian history I've found on the net.

You are precise, you give notes to the reader, this is amazing. When you talked about the difference between the word "sauvage" and "savage", and what that meant at the time, I just said to myself I'm gonna send an email to this guy. Many young Quebecers think our French ancestors were all like "racists" against Indians because of that word. (Probably some federalists wanted us to learn that I dont' know). History is just a hobby for me but I'll certainly reference to your pages many times. I know you're nuanced, and I trust this.

Great work, amazing work

Fred Collette   07   -   2009

I just wanted to share with you how your research in early French history in Kebec has helped me in my quest for answers.  
Genealogy statistics are bones.  Your work provided me with the humanity. 
 With your research, I was able to step into the minds and walk with the spirits of my early French ancestors and 
finally, I began to realize that I could see.
 
Blessings!
 
Suzan Porter  -   08  -  2009
Montreal

I wrote to you several weeks ago asking a question and you were kind enough to answer. 
I again wanted to thank you for your website and considerable research. 
Your site was my third source of information verifying my Algonquin ancestry. 
I am again extremely grateful for the work that you do.

Brian Hawley   -  08  -  2009

I was just reviewing your timelines again and seeing how the petitions fit in with the flow of other activities,  
which was interesting to see.  This is just the best way to present history, in order to understand cause and 
effect, and to reveal  hidden agendas.   I again want to commend you for the website.  
What an amazing amount of work, and what a valuable resource!
I will continue to send you any interesting documents that I encounter in my searches thru the archives.  
There are some unscanned ones that I plan to view in September when I visit Glenbow.

Sharon Seal  -  08  -  2009

Fascinating website
I have always been interested in History even though my profession had been in Microbiology. 
Now that I'm retired, I want to pursue my interests in History. 
I found your site through a Google search about ice-age tribes in the middle east. 
Your synopsis of European and Asian history and culture are absolutely fascinating. 
I've never seen such a neat, concise chronology of historical events as you have put forth. 
I'm sure it will be very valuable in pursuing my historical interests.

Sincerely,
Patrick Juneau  -  08  -   2009

Hi, I've just read bits and pieces of your website's French History section... 
I couldn't finish it. How do you expect me to believe you if you can't spell properly? 
If you want people to take your work seriously, especially seeing that your work appears somewhat detailed, 
I suggest you learn the difference between the words; there, their and they're, among other words.

Jean-S a Canadian  -  08  -  2009

I have found your site, that has many references to Niagara on the Lake and Fort Erie along 40 mile Creek 
regarding baptism, marriage and death records...it is very impressive.  

Erin Hodson  -  09   -   2009



I am a university student who is doing a project on the history, struggles, and development of the Metis people.
I love your site!

M. Desjardins  09  -  2009

I would like to congratulate you compiling a great part of history and making it available to the public.

Antoine Cloutier  10  -  2009

I have been browsing your site - wow!  what a huge amount of work it represents!  
It's great that you've put this all online so others can have access to it - a wonderful resource. 

Danielle Baxter   10   -   2009

Your website is very, very interesting and an excellent source of valuable information.

Mary Lou Castillo   -  11   -   2009

Great site for learning

Amy Karlinsky  -  11  -  2009

 

 

Your site has been reviewed by Ancestry Connections.
I am pleased to present you with the Ancestry Connection Award, for your contribution to genealogy.
DeWanna Lindo



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