Have you ever heard of Rooster Town? Most haven’t. It was a Winnipeg neighbourhood that was home to 250 Métis people between 1900 & 1960. That is until the city forced everyone out to make room for the building of Grant Park Shopping Centre and High School. Was it racism or urban development, and what were the consequences? Prairie Design Lab takes an in-depth look.
“This is a photo of where the Sais family home stood in Rooster Town. Right where the small white shed stands now beside the PanAm Clinic with the PanAm Pool in the background.” — Terry Macleod