Racette George 'Shaman'

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Title: Racette George 'Shaman'
Creator: Stewart, Patrick
Subject: Racette, George, Shaman, Cheman, Lightning, Medicine, Spiritualism, Ceremony
Description: The formal title of this document is "Was George ‘Shaman’ Racette the only Indigenous political leader recorded as having died by lightning, the very force with which he was spiritually associated?" It was written by Patrick Stewart. Copyright for this article rests with him and this article may be used for research purposes only.
Date: 1810s-1870s
Type: Text Document
Date of Copyright: February 11, 2026; Revised February 23, 2006
Coverage: Red River, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
GDI Media Filename: George Racette FV.pdf

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