Pascal Breland

Pascal Breland[1] was a 19th-century Métis farmer and politician in Rupert's Land. He was a well-known Metis trader and was popularly nicknamed "le Roi des traiteurs" (The King of the traders).[2] He held several appointed political positions as well as elected offices, with his work and influence playing a key role in shaping the identity of Western Canadian provinces as they exist today.

  1. ^ Agency, Province of Manitoba | Family Services & Consumer Affairs | Vital Statistics. "Home | Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency | Province of Manitoba". vitalstats.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  2. ^ Champagne, Lynn (1990). "Breland, Pascal". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.