MOORHEAD – The mid-19th-century version of a pickup truck or semi had an annoyingly shrill screech and wasn’t exactly a comfortable ride, but Red River carts were an important mode of transportation ...

The Red River Ox Cart trails carved and snaked their way across northwestern Minnesota. In the mid-1800s, those dirt trails became a lifeline for settlers. Terry Doerksen, of Winnipeg, travels near ...

For the next few months, visual artist Kit Leffler will be embarking on an artistic treasure hunt to trace the path of the Red River ox-cart trails that once connected St. Paul to settlements along ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Red River carts were ubiquitous in ...

Discover the history of the Red River oxcarts and the important role of the Métis across Minnesota. At Crow Wing State Park south of Brainerd is a sign noting the point at which oxcarts crossed the ...

Red River carts are an important part of Métis heritage, and one is now on display at Saskatoon city hall. (Don Somers/CBC - image credit) Saskatoon city hall is honouring the heritage of its Métis ...

What was meant to bring together Métis and non-Indigenous residents of a Saskatchewan village has turned into a battle over who owns a symbol of its legacy. A historically accurate Red River cart was ...