| description: | The Red River Cart : No Iron Was Used. The Frame Was Held Together With Wooden Pegs. The Tires Were Bound Round With Strips Of "Shagan Happi" Raw Fresh Skin Of Buffalo Or Cattle, Which As It Dried Shrank And Held Them Tightly Forming A Hard And Durable Rim. These Carts Followed The Metis Hunting Parties And Were Used To Carry The Meat Of Slain Buffalo. From A Drawing By C.W. Jefferys |