1798-1884+Sally+Ross

__Sally Ross ( 1798-1884)__

__Who__
 * Sally RossOakanagan Indian and housewife.
 * Daughter of an Okanagan Indian chief.
 * She was married to Alexander Ross--a clerk at the Pacific Fur Company.
 * Sally Ross was born into a tribe of Okanagan hunters and fisherman.
 * In her later years was known to the whole Red River community as “Granny Ross.”

__What__
 * Her life within the tribe was deeply affected by the impact of three fur-trading companies came to their area.
 * She probably met her future husband, Alexander Ross after his arrival in the Columbia region with the Pacific Fur Company at Fort Okanagan in 1811.
 * Two years later that company was bought out by the North West Company, which amalgamated with the Hudson's Bay
 * Her husband was transferred to Red River. She followed him with the other four children.
 * Alexander Ross stressed the dependence of the fur-trader upon his Indian wife in his great “wilderness trilogy” of histories of the west.
 * Sally cared for all the children's welfare.
 * She was one of the women contributed to the shaping of Manitoba.

__Where__
 * She reached the Red River Settlement in 1826.
 * Sheproceeded to the Red River Settlement-she lived for the next 57 years.
 * Her husband was transferred to Red River. She followed him with the other four children.
 * The Ross home on the Red River, was a landmark in the settlement.

__Why__
 * In her later years was known to the whole Red River community as “Granny Ross.”
 * She carried her Indian culture to Red River.
 * Sally was a link between Indian tribal life, the mixed-bloods, and the new communities of traders.

__Link__ http://www.biographi.ca/EN/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=5811