Prior to 1871 the Metis made seasonal use of the land along the "Rivière aux Ilets-de-Bois", now the "Boyne River".

After this land was occupied by white settlers from Ontario in 1871, the Metis took up land about five miles north-west of the present town of Carman and built a chapel, which was first known as the "Rivière aux Ilets-de-Bois mission" and subsequently as "St. Daniel".

The core of their settlement was in Township 7, Ranges 5 and 6, which I will refer to as 7-5 and 7-6. The pin placement on the map illustrates a central location in these two neighbouring townships (per the Dominion Land Survey coordinate system).

Source (The Manitoba Historical Society)

Further note: All other POST-CONFEDERATION references to this location will eventually be edited to use this particular formulation of the name

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