• The Tomkins Brothers

  • Oct 29 2019
  • Length: 14 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Following in the footsteps of his brothers and many members of his Métis community, Frank Tomkins enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1945. His story touches on his family’s connection to the North-West Resistance, Cree Code Talkers, and the benefits denied to Indigenous veterans after the Second World War.

    Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker
    Learn more about the Louis Riel, Poundmaker, Indigenous veterans and more from The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en

    Music Credits: Kai Engel – Summer Days, Marcel Pequel – Six

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