Gabriel Dumont
By Hannah, Heidi, Dylan
Gabriel's childhood
-Gabriel Dumont was raised in a family that traveled to hunt buffalo.
-Once he was 25 he was elected to hunt buffalo.
-When he was young he traveled and he recieved a gun that he called "Le Petit".
-He was born in St. Bonafice, Red River settelment on December 1st, 1837.
-A while after birth moved to Fort Pit.
What languages did he speak?
-Gabriel Dumont could speak 6 languages they were..........
-Black Foot
-Sioux
-Crow
-Cree
-French
-English
Who did he marry.
-Gabriel Dumont married Madeline Wilkie.
-They had five children together.
-Gabriel Dumont got married at the age of 21
-Madeline died of tiberculoses
How did he meet Louis Reil?
-Gabreil Dumont was elected to hunt buffalo.
-After a while he became the president of the mètis.
-Louis Riel joined him and lead the mètis together.
Death
-Gabriel Dumont died May 19th, 1906
-died of heart attack
-68 years old when he died
-died in Bellevue, Saskatchewan