Gabriel Dumont Institute Maps: Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture Across Canada

A virtual museum collection of maps and cultural materials documenting Metis history and culture across Canada. The dataset is published by the Government of the Northwest Territories under the OGL-CA-2.0 license and was last updated on May 6, 2026. Its specific size and row count are not provided in the metadata.

Use Cases

• Mapping historical Metis settlements and migration patterns based on the geospatial map data.
• Studying cultural artifacts and narratives referenced in the virtual museum collection.
• Developing educational resources on Indigenous history using the aggregated cultural materials.

Strengths

• Published under the permissive OGL-CA-2.0 license, facilitating reuse.
• Focuses on a specific and culturally significant topic: Metis history and culture.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-05-06 18:00:40.223326.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research, aggregated via the open_canada platform.

Collection Method

Likely compiled for cultural preservation and educational purposes as part of a virtual museum initiative.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 18:00:40.223326; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada