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Beyond the Battlefield: Gabriel Dumont and Métis Leadership (1837-1885)
Canadian History
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Manitoba Provincial Edition
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. Activities align with Manitoba curriculum guides for Grade 6 Social Studies and Grade 11 History of Canada.
Fighting for Survival: The Swampy Cree of Treaty No. 5 in an Era of Transition, 1875-1930
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: How Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Reserves
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies: A Foundation for Implementation
Indian Record (Vol. 35, #5-6, [#7-8], July-August, 1972)
Indian Record (Vol. 35, #7-8, [9-10], September-October, 1972)
Indian Record (Vol. XXIX, No. 2, February, 1966)
The Indian Treaties of the North West
Indian Treaty No. 5 and the Pas Agency, Saskatchewan, N.W.T.
Let's Talk Treaty!
Mamiskotamaw: "Oral History," Indigenous Method" and Canadian Law in Three Books
Manitoba and Canada's North-West: Founders and Builders
Special issue of Canadian Issues containing articles which focus on the Métis and the formation of Manitoba.
Press Release / Dave Courchene, President / Manitoba Indian Brotherhood / Winnipeg, Manitoba. - 26 June 1969.
Historical note:
Reader's Theatre: Grade 2 Social Studies: The Signing of Treaty Six
Four scenes, each taking place at a different location (Ottawa, Fort Garry, outside Fort Carleton and Fort Carleton) and involving individuals significant to the negotiations such as Governor Alexander Morris, James McKay, Chief Ahatahkakoop, Chief Mistawasis, Poundmaker and Peter Erasmus. Includes discussion questions and short biographies.
Reconsidering Confederation: Canada's Founding Debates, 1864 - 1999
See:
Chapter Two: Compact, Contract, Covenant: The Evolution of First Nations Treaty-Making by J.R. Miller.
Chapter Six: Resisting Canada’s Will: Manitoba’s Entry into Confederation by Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson.
Chapter Eleven: “A More Accurate Face on Canada to the World”: The Creation of Nunavut by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Andr&ecaute Légaré.