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Lesson 4#                    Activity 4.1 - Gabriel Dumont                       

Answer the following questions.

1. When and where was Gabriel Dumont born?

2. What skills and abilities made Dumont a natural leader in the annual Buffalo hunts that     were part of Metis culture?

3. What did Gabriel Dumont establish in 1872?

4. What was Gabriel Dumont named in 1885?  Why do you think he was named the name he was  given?

5. Was Dumont's army successful against the Canadian Militia?  Why or Why not?