Author: ANDREWS, G. S
Title: Metis Outpost Memoirs of the First Schoolmaster at the Metis Settlement of Kelly Lake, B.C. , 1923
Description: Victoria, BC: Self Published, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0969216904. Very light shelf wear is evident on card covers.; A bright, solid book. Several appendices give background information about the people of Kelly Lake. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.43 X 5.85 X 0.73 inches; 340 pages; "In the fall of 1923 young Gerry Andrews traveled to the little community of Kelly Lake to be its first school teacher. When he arrived he discovered that there was no school house.... " His students only spoke Cree so he had to learn the language. Kelly Lake was a small Metis community located just south of Dawson Creek on the BC side of the BC/Alberta border. This enterprising young man kept a diary of the 2 years he spent there as a teacher. This experience in the the north of British Columbia only stimulated his love for the area. Andrews went on to become Surveyor General and Boundaries Commissioner for British Columbia.. Very Good+ .

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