Louis-François Laflèche was a Catholic bishop of the diocese of Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Statue of Laflèche in Trois-Rivières by the sculptor Elzéar Soucy in 1926
St. François Xavier is an unincorporated urban centre located in the Rural Municipality of St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canada. It is located about 15 km west of the city of Winnipeg on the Assinibo
Louis-François Richer Laflèche
…vicar general of the diocese and administrator during Bishop Provencher's absences. In 1851 he accompanied the Métis buffalo hunters of the parish of St. François Xavier located 25 km west of St. Boniface. The hunting party was made up of 67 Métis men, a number of women who came to prepare the meat, some small children…
The White Horse Monument, a 1966 sculpture commemorating the legend of White Horse Plain
Métis drying buffalo meat at St. Francois Xavier (Painted in 1899 by William Armstrong)