John McDougall

Forest, Lake and Prairie (Annotated) John McDougall

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its characteristics. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective. John Chantler McDougall (1842-1917) was a missionary, officer, and published author in Alberta, Canada. John McDougall was born in 1842 in Sydenham, Upper Canada. He moved west with his father George Millward McDougall to the boreal forest trading post at Norway House in 1860. He followed in his father's footsteps and did missionary work in the western prairies. He worked for various governments on First Nations affairs over the years and worked with native leaders to pressure governments to improve the conditions of their people, such as traveling with Little Bear to Ottawa in 1897.