Marie-Anne: The Extraordinary Life of Louis Riel’s Grandmother (McCelland & Stewart, 2008) by Maggie Siggins
It was virtually unheard of in 1807: a white woman tackling the fierce wilderness of the Canadian West, facing dangerous portages and deadly storms during a 3,000 kilometre journey and landing in the midst of tribal warfare and a bitter rivalry between the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company. Not only did Marie-Anne trade in her dainty shoes for moccasins, but she also became fluent in Ojibwe and Cree. Siggins crafts a vivid story of the grandmother of Metis hero Louis Riel.
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