Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear

Name: Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear
Author: Theresa Delaney

by Theresa Delaney, Theresa Gowanlock

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Project Gutenberg

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Text file produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions HTML file produced by David Widger

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2004-10-01

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Public domain in the USA.

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Gowanlock, Theresa, 1863-1899 -- Captivity Delaney, Theresa, 1849-1913 -- Captivity Big Bear, (Cree chief)Cree Indians -- Alberta -- History -- 19th century Riel Rebellion, 1885 Frog Lake (Alta.) -- History -- 19th century E011

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Theresa Delaney

1849–1913

Best known for a vivid firsthand account of captivity during the 1885 North-West Resistance, this Canadian writer helped preserve one of the era’s most personal survival stories. Her recollections remain closely tied to the events around Big Bear’s camp and Fort Pitt.

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Theresa Gowanlock

1863–1899

Best known for her firsthand account of the 1885 North-West Resistance, this Canadian settler and memoirist turned a traumatic experience into one of the best-known captivity narratives in Prairie history. Her story offers a vivid personal view of fear, survival, and the upheaval of the Frog Lake conflict.

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