Talk:Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield

Unsubstantiated claims regarding Métis flag
The long time accepted position, backed by contemporaneous reports, that Alexander (as a partner with the northwest company) gifted the flag to the Métis is being refuted by some without providing any evidence.

As with every Wikipedia article, to post any conflicting position ensure contemporaneous reporting sources are provided which could substantiate said position otherwise it remains conjecture and supposition. Yellowphone (talk) 23:10, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

No historical records
There is absolutely no historical contemporary accounts of the flag being given to the Métis by Macdonell that are currently known. A detailed examination of the origin of the Métis flag is provided by Métis author, lawyer, and historian, Jean Teillet, in collaboration with Métis local president, Dr. Adam McInnes, in their work Métis Nation Infinity Flag Debate – Tracking the Historical Sources – August 2020. In the course of their research, they examined the claim that the flag originated from Macdonell, including reviewing primary and secondary sources, but found no corroborating historical evidence for this version of events, and found potentially conflicting accounts that describe gifts being given to the Métis by the North West Company that do not include a flag among the gifts. Littlejohn657 (talk) 23:44, 29 August 2020 (UTC)