Alexander Monkman

Alexander Monkman (March 29, 1870 – September 26, 1941) was a Canadian Métis pioneer trader and leader of the farmers in the Lake Saskatoon area of Alberta.

Alexander Monkman was born at Manitoba House on March 29, 1870, and grew up around Fort Garry,[1] however he and his family fled to Edmonton after the suppression of the Red River Rebellion and received his education from mission schools.

[1][2][3] Monkman was hired by William Bredin and James Cornwall to become the trading post manager at the new Grande Prairie site near Lake Saskatoon.

By the early 1900s Monkman held property of his own near Flying Shot Lake and received various grants from the government, which was trying to stimulate agricultural production in the area by handing out seeds to settlers for free.

By 1937 the volunteers had pushed a rough road past the Alberta-British Columbia border and had reached the Kinuseo Falls, where a fishing resort was established.