Personal Journal and Article of Batoche Trek, Donated by Jim dale Huot-Vickery

In a handwritten journal, Jim dale Huot-Vickery detailed a trek he made, along with about 60 members of the Red River Métis Heritage Group, from St. Norbert, Winnipeg to Batoche, Saskatchewan, in 2004 and 2005. The trek consisted of two parts.  The first part started in St. Norbert and went to San Clara on the Saskatchewan border. Part two of the trek started in San Clara and went to Batoche, which is located on the south fork of the Saskatchewan River. The purpose of the journey was to honor Métis heritage and to revitalize Métis culture and ethnic self-appreciation. Also included is a magazine article "All to the Fiddler’s Tune" (Prairies North: Saskatchewan’s Life Magazine vol. 7, no. 3, fall 2005) by Lionel Hughes. The article gives an overview of the Métis Batoche trek. The journal and magazine article are both copies of the originals. Jim Dale Huot-Vickery of Ely, Minnesota, donated these materials to Dr. Virgil Benoit in September 2007. Dr. Benoit then deposited these materials in Special Collections in April 2008 (2009-2945).