Dead Man's Flats tells two tales

"In those days people had to go further to get what was needed in the community," his grandson Roland Rollinmud said Monday (May 19). "For him, he ([Isaac Rollinmud]) knew there was going to be a big change, so it was the time to really enjoy what they had; that is what my dad said,&q...

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Published inRocky Mountain Outlook
Main Author Alexander, Rob
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canmore, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 22.05.2014
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Fuller, Jack
Rollinmud, Isaac
Rollinmud, Roland
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Summary:"In those days people had to go further to get what was needed in the community," his grandson Roland Rollinmud said Monday (May 19). "For him, he ([Isaac Rollinmud]) knew there was going to be a big change, so it was the time to really enjoy what they had; that is what my dad said," Roland said. Isaac, however, had unintentionally shot the beaver outside of the permissible hunting season. As he thanked the Creator and the beaver for its life, Roland said Isaac sensed something wrong long before he heard the sound of an approaching horse. Isaac hid his belongings, including his rifle, and covered the beaver carcass with a Hudson's Bay Co. blanket, but not before smearing the beaver's blood on himself.