Pascal Breland

[2] He held several appointed political positions as well as elected offices, with his work and influence playing a key role in shaping the identity of Western Canadian provinces as they exist today.

Pascal and Maria had fourteen children:[3] Breland died on October 24, 1896;[4] he is buried next to his wife in the St. Francois Xavier Roman Catholic Cemetery.

The distinct Metis culture that Pascal Breland belongs to is an important factor in understanding how he became a “prominent” Manitoban.

[5] Raised with the combined knowledge of fur traders and various First Nations peoples, Metis had a way of life that made them especially apt to dominate the pre-confederation plains economy.

Breland gained land and notoriety through his farming ability, but also is rumored to have run an illegal side business trading in the region without the approval of the monopolistic Hudson's Bay Company.

Known for several reasons, Pascal was the son-in-law of Cuthbert Grant, a hunt and trading chief of numerous hivernant villages, and the patriarch of St. Francois Xavier.

[5] Appointed by Adams G. Archibald who was the first lieutenant-governor of Manitoba & NWT as members of the Executive & Legislative councils for Rupert's Land and the North Western Territory, he served this position alongside fellow Metis Pierre Delorme.